title: Purinergic signaling: a novel mechanism in immune surveillance.
abstract: Purinergic receptors and the associated signaling cascades are known to play critical roles in cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinogenital systems. Recent studies have also shed light on the importance of nucleotides and purinergic receptors in the regulation of the immune response. With a better understanding of the distribution and the receptor subtypes, the purinoceptors have the potential to become important therapeutic targets in inflammation, chemotaxis and immune-related diseases.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Mei
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Du
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Gao
authors: Qi-bing
authors: QB
authors: Mei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002633:Chemotaxis; D006801:Humans; D007157:Immunologic Surveillance; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D011983:Receptors, Purinergic