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ReviewPurinergic signalling2014

Purinergic signalling and immune cells.

Geoffrey Burnstock, Jean-Marie Boeynaems

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Review in Purinergic signalling, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 173 papers.

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173citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

173 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Geoffrey BurnstockAutonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK, g.burnstock@ucl.ac.uk.
Jean-Marie Boeynaems

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review article provides a historical perspective on the role of purinergic signalling in the regulation of various subsets of immune cells from early discoveries to current understanding. It is now recognised that adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and other nucleotides are released from cells following stress or injury. They can act on virtually all subsets of immune cells through a spectrum of P2X ligand-gated ion channels and G protein-coupled P2Y receptors. Furthermore, ATP is rapidly degraded into adenosine by ectonucleotidases such as CD39 and CD73, and adenosine exerts additional regulatory effects through its own receptors. The resulting effect ranges from stimulation to tolerance depending on the amount and time courses of nucleotides released, and the balance between ATP and adenosine. This review identifies the various receptors involved in the different subsets of immune cells and their effects on the function of these cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansImmune SystemPurinesReceptors, PurinergicSignal TransductionPurinesReceptors, Purinergic

Identifiers

PMID25352330
PMCPMC4272370

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