ArticleFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2021
Astrocytic and Oligodendrocytic P2X7 Receptors Determine Neuronal Functions in the CNS.
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- P2X7 receptor as a key player in pathological pain: insights into Neuropathic, inflammatory, and cancer pain.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
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- A potent and selective P2 × 7R antagonist ameliorates neuropathic pain by suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress in a mouse chronic constriction injury model.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Article
- Scalp electroacupuncture targeting trigeminal nerve activation alleviates post-traumatic stress disorder-induced depression and neuroinflammation in mice.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026Article
- A Holistic Approach to Identifying a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer Candidate for In Vivo Imaging of Purinergic P2X7 Receptor in Neuroinflammation.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
- Purinergic P2X7 receptor signaling in anxiety: Roles of stress-related neuroinflammatory mechanisms and therapeutic horizons.Purinergic signalling · 2026Review
- P2X7 receptor-dependent microglia-astrocyte coupling in Alzheimer's disease: from eATP sensing to synaptic and proteostatic failure.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
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- P2X7 receptors: a bibliometric review from 2002 to 2023.Purinergic signalling · 2025Review
- The Multifaceted Role of P2X7R in Microglia and Astrocytes.Neurochemical research · 2025Review
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction is a Crucial Immune Checkpoint for Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration: mtDAMPs in Focus.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- From Childhood Woes to Adult Blues: Unmasking the Role of Early Traumas, P2X7 Receptor, and Neuroinflammation in Anxiety and Depression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Regulation of GABAergic neurotransmission by purinergic receptors in brain physiology and disease.Purinergic signalling · 2025Review
- Focus on P2X7R in microglia: its mechanism of action and therapeutic prospects in various neuropathic pain models.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Hippocampal P2X7 and A2A purinoceptors mediate cognitive impairment caused by long-lasting epileptic seizures.Theranostics · 2025Article
- Purinergic Receptor (P2X7R): A Promising Anti-Parkinson's Drug Target.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2024Review
- Excitotoxic Storms of Ischemic Stroke: A Non-neuronal Perspective.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Review
- P2X7 receptors from the perspective of NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in depression: Potential role of cannabidiol.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
- Unraveling the interplay of neuroinflammatory signaling between parenchymal and meningeal cells in migraine headache.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Review
- The Purinergic P2X7 Receptor as a Target for Adjunctive Treatment for Drug-Refractory Epilepsy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
P2X7 receptors are members of the ATP-gated cationic channel family with a preferential localization at the microglial cells, the resident macrophages of the brain. However, these receptors are also present at neuroglia (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes) although at a considerably lower density. They mediate necrosis/apoptosis by the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as the excitotoxic (glio)transmitters glutamate and ATP. Besides mediating cell damage i.e., superimposed upon chronic neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, they may also participate in neuroglial signaling to neurons under conditions of high ATP concentrations during any other form of neuroinflammation/neurodegeneration. It is a pertinent open question whether P2X7Rs are localized on neurons, or whether only neuroglia/microglia possess this receptor-type causing indirect effects by releasing the above-mentioned signaling molecules. We suggest as based on molecular biology and functional evidence that neurons are devoid of P2X7Rs although the existence of neuronal P2X7Rs cannot be excluded with absolute certainty.
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