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. 1984 Oct;81(19):6192–6196. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.19.6192

Adenosine release from stimulated mast cells.

D L Marquardt, H E Gruber, S I Wasserman
PMCID: PMC391886  PMID: 6435127

Abstract

Adenosine release has been documented in lung tissue exposed to hypoxic conditions or antigen challenge. Exogenous adenosine potentiates mediator release from stimulated rat serosal and mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells. To investigate the production and release of adenosine from stimulated mast cells, rat serosal mast cells were purified on metrizamide gradients, sensitized with anti-dinitrophenol IgE for 30 min at 37 degrees C, and challenged in the presence of 1 microM deoxycoformycin with either dinitrophenol-conjugated bovine serum albumin antigen, the calcium ionophore A23187, or compound 48/80. Reactions were terminated by centrifugation, and the supernatants and pellets were assayed for adenosine and ATP content, respectively, by high performance liquid chromatography. The adenosine concentration of the supernatants increased from 0.036 +/- 0.003 nmol per 10(6) cells to 0.049, 0.056, and 0.129 nmol per 10(6) cells 60 sec after challenge with antigen, 48/80, or A23187, respectively. After ionophore stimulation, increased extracellular adenosine was evident by 15 sec, peaked by 60 sec, and remained constant for at least 5 min. A significant decline in stimulated ATP levels was observed within 30 sec, suggesting that the enhanced adenosine concentrations may result from the breakdown of ATP. Cultured mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells under similar conditions also displayed augmented extracellular adenosine levels with A23187 challenge. This endogenous source of adenosine may act locally through a positive feedback mechanism to potentiate immediate hypersensitivity reactions.

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