CD73 is critical for the resolution of murine colonic inflammation.

ABSTRACT: CD73 is a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-(GPI-) linked membrane protein that catalyzes the extracellular dephosphorylation of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) to adenosine. Adenosine is a negative regulator of inflammation and prevents excessive cellular damage. We investigated the role of extracellular adenosine in the intestinal mucosa during the development of Dextran-Sulfate-Sodium-(DSS-)salt-induced colitis in mice that lack CD73 (CD73(-/-)) and are unable to synthesize extracellular adenosine. We have found that, compared to wild-type (WT) mice, CD73(-/-) mice are highly susceptible to DSS-induced colitis. CD73(-/-) mice exhibit pronounced weight loss, slower weight recovery, an increase in gut permeability, a decrease in expression of tight junctional adhesion molecules, as well as unre

SUBMITTER: Bynoe MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3477584 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature