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Activity-dependent adenosine release may be linked to activation of Na+-K+ ATPase : an in vitro rat study

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Sims, Robert E. and Dale, Nicholas (2014) Activity-dependent adenosine release may be linked to activation of Na+-K+ ATPase : an in vitro rat study. PLoS One, Volume 9 (Number 1). Article number e87481. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087481

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Abstract

In the brain, extracellular adenosine increases as a result of neuronal activity. The mechanisms by which this occurs are only incompletely understood. Here we investigate the hypothesis that the Na+ influxes associated with neuronal signalling activate the Na+-K+ ATPase which, by consuming ATP, generates intracellular adenosine that is then released via transporters. By measuring adenosine release directly with microelectrode biosensors, we have demonstrated that AMPA-receptor evoked adenosine release in basal forebrain and cortex depends on extracellular Na+. We have simultaneously imaged intracellular Na+ and measured adenosine release. The accumulation of intracellular Na+ during AMPA receptor activation preceded adenosine release by some 90 s. By removing extracellular Ca2+, and thus preventing indiscriminate neuronal activation, we used ouabain to test the role of the Na+-K+ ATPase in the release of adenosine. Under conditions which caused a Na+ influx, brief applications of ouabain increased the accumulation of intracellular Na+ but conversely rapidly reduced extracellular adenosine levels. In addition, ouabain greatly reduced the amount of adenosine released during application of AMPA. Our data therefore suggest that activity of the Na+-K+ ATPase is directly linked to the efflux of adenosine and could provide a universal mechanism that couples adenosine release to neuronal activity. The Na+-K+ ATPase-dependent adenosine efflux is likely to provide adenosine-mediated activity-dependent negative feedback that will be important in many diverse functional contexts including the regulation of sleep.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Adenosine , Neurons
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS One
Publisher: Public Library of Science
ISSN: 1932-6203
Official Date: 29 January 2014
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29 January 2014Published
Volume: Volume 9
Number: Number 1
Page Range: Article number e87481
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087481
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Wellcome Trust (London, England)
Grant number: WT087968MA (WT)

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