Rolofylline, an adenosine A1 receptor antagonist, inhibits osteoclast differentiation as an inverse agonist.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Adenosine may be generated by hydrolysis of extracellular nucleotides by ectonucleotidases, including ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (CD39), ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73), nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP-1) and tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). Previous work from our laboratory has uncovered a critical role for adenosine A1 receptors (A1 R) in osteoclastogenesis; blockade or deletion of these receptors diminishes osteoclast differentiation. Interestingly, selective A1 R agonists neither affect basal osteoclastogenesis nor do they reverse A1 R antagonist-mediated inhibition of osteoclastogenesis. In this study, we determined whether ectonucleotidase-mediated adenosine production was required for A1 R antagonis

SUBMITTER: He W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3838692 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature