title: Immune cell regulation by autocrine purinergic signalling.
abstract: Stimulation of almost all mammalian cell types leads to the release of cellular ATP and autocrine feedback through a diverse array of purinergic receptors. Depending on the types of purinergic receptors that are involved, autocrine signalling can promote or inhibit cell activation and fine-tune functional responses. Recent work has shown that autocrine signalling is an important checkpoint in immune cell activation and allows immune cells to adjust their functional responses based on the extracellular cues provided by their environment. This Review focuses on the roles of autocrine purinergic signalling in the regulation of both innate and adaptive immune responses and discusses the potential of targeting purinergic receptors for treating immune-mediated disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. wjunger@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Wolfgang G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Junger
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000502:physiology*; D000241:Adenosine / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D019898:Autocrine Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000502:physiology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology; D053472:Nod Signaling Adaptor Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D033703:Nucleoside Transport Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D011755:Pyrophosphatases / Q000502:physiology; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D053472:Nod Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D033703:Nucleoside Transport Proteins; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D011755:Pyrophosphatases; D000241:Adenosine