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    The role of P2Y₂ nucleotide receptors in vascular inflammation

    Yu, Ningpu, 1979-
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    Abstract
    Extracellular nucleotides act on P2 receptors to regulate vascular tone. Large amounts of extracellular nucleotides are released at the sites of tissue injury and may play an important role in the vascular inflammation. In vascular injury models, P2Y₂ mRNA was significantly up-regulated. Activation of up-regulated P2Y₂ receptors in the injured artery increased monocyte/macrophage infiltration and intimal hyperplasia. In this dissertation, we showed that activation of the P2Y₂ receptor modulates the expression of VCAM-1 in vascular endothelial cells that is important for monocyte recruitment. We report here that P2Y₂ receptor-induced VCAM-1 expression is mediated by rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of VEGFR-2 in HCAEC. RNA interference (RNAi) targeting of VEGFR-2 expression or inhibition of VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase activity abolished P2Y₂ receptor-mediated VCAM-1 expression. We also discovered that the P2Y₂ receptor is linked to the cytoskeleton through direct interaction with the actin-binding protein filamin A (FLNa), which is a large protein of 280 kD and serves as a cross-linker of actin polymers and as a scaffolding protein for various signaling molecules. This interaction was mapped to the C-terminal tail of the P2Y2 receptor (amino acids 322 to 333) and is required for FLNa phosphorylation, spreading and migration of smooth muscle cells induced by extracellular nucleotides. These results encourage drug design targeting the P2Y₂ receptor as a means to prevent and/or treat arterial disease.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/10355/4664
    https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/4664
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    Ph. D.
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    Biochemistry (Agriculture) (MU)
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