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. 2009 Jul 7;25(3):161–164. doi: 10.1007/s12264-009-0120-3

P2Y6 receptor and immunoinflammation

P2Y6受体与免疫炎症

Gui-Dong Liu 1, Jian-Qing Ding 1, Qin Xiao 1,✉, Sheng-Di Chen 1,✉
PMCID: PMC5552562  PMID: 19448690

Abstract

The immunocytes microglia in the central nervous system (CNS) were reported to play a crucial role in neurodegeneration. As a member of P2 receptors family, purinoceptor P2Y6 has attracted much attention recently. Previous studies showed that purinoceptor P2Y6 mainly contributed to microglia activation and their later phagocytosis in CNS, while in immune system, it participated in the secretion of interleukin (IL)-8 from monocytes and macrocytes. So there raises a question: whether purinoceptor P2Y6 also takes part in neuroinflammation? Thus, this review mainly concerns about the properties and roles of purinoceptor P2Y6, including (1) structure of purinoceptor P2Y6; (2) distribution and properties of purinoceptor P2Y6; (3) relationships between purinoceptor P2Y6 and microglia; (4) relationships between purinoceptor P2Y6 and immunoinflammation. It’s proposed that purinoceptor P2Y6 may play a role in neuroinflammation in CNS, although further research is still required.

Key words: purinoceptor P2Y6, microglia, inflammation, immunology, neurodegeneration

Contributor Information

Qin Xiao, Phone: 86-21-64370045-665735, Email: xiaoqin67@medmail.com.cn.

Sheng-Di Chen, Phone: 86-21-64370045-663549, FAX: 86-21-64454473, Email: chen_sd@medmail.com.cn.

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