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Published online January 2, 2007
doi:10.1084/jem.20061372
The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol. 204, No. 1, 117-128
The Rockefeller University Press, 0022-1007 $30.00
© 2007 Hua et al.
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 Enhanced mast cell activation in mice deficient in the A2b adenosine receptor

Xiaoyang Hua1, Martina Kovarova1,2, Kelly D. Chason1, MyTrang Nguyen2, Beverly H. Koller1,2, and Stephen L. Tilley1

1 Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and 2 Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

CORRESPONDENCE Stephen Tilley: stephen_tilley{at}med.unc.edu

Antigen-mediated cross-linking of IgE bound to mast cells via the high affinity receptor for IgE triggers a signaling cascade that results in the release of intracellular calcium stores, followed by an influx of extracellular calcium. The collective increase in intracellular calcium is critical to the release of the granular contents of the mast cell, which include the mediators of acute anaphylaxis. We show that the sensitivity of the mast cell to antigen-mediated degranulation through this pathway can be dramatically influenced by the A2b adenosine receptor. Loss of this Gs-coupled receptor on mouse bone marrow–derived mast cells results in decreased basal levels of cyclic AMP and an excessive influx of extracellular calcium through store-operated calcium channels following antigen activation. Mice lacking the A2b receptor display increased sensitivity to IgE-mediated anaphylaxis. Collectively, these findings show that the A2b adenosine receptor functions as a critical regulator of signaling pathways within the mast cell, which act in concert to limit the magnitude of mast cell responsiveness when antigen is encountered.

Abbreviations used: ADA, adenosine deaminase; ANOVA, analysis of variance; BMMC, bone marrow–derived mast cell; dbcAMP, dibutyryl cAMP; DNP, dinitrophenyl; DNP-HSA, DNP–human serum albumin; ES, embryonic stem; Fc{varepsilon}RI, high affinity receptor for IgE; GPCR, G protein–coupled receptor; HMC-1, human leukemia mast cell line; NECA, adenosine-5'-N-ethylcarboxamide; NSCC, nonselective cation channels; PCA, passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; PKA, protein kinase A; PSA, passive systemic anaphylaxis; SOCC, store-operated calcium channel; TG, tharpsigargin; VSMC, vascular smooth muscle cell.


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