Ependymal cells along the lateral ventricle express functional P2X7 receptors
Genzen JR, Platel JC, Rubio ME, Bordey A. Ependymal cells along the lateral ventricle express functional P2X7 receptors. Purinergic Signalling 2009, 5: 299-307. PMID: 19274488, PMCID: PMC2717311, DOI: 10.1007/s11302-009-9143-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP2X7 receptorEpendymal cellsSubventricular zoneWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCentral nervous system injuryFunctional P2X7 receptorsFunctional purinergic receptorsNervous system injuryPatch-clamp recordingsMouse subventricular zoneSVZ neurogenic nicheNeural progenitor responseAbsence of responseSystem injuryCerebral ventricleProgenitor responseLateral ventricleNeurogenic nichePurinergic receptorsClamp recordingsExtracellular adenosineReceptorsCellular damageWidespread expressionInflammation