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. 2019 Sep 6;15(4):423–438. doi: 10.1007/s11302-019-09676-z

Table. 2.

Extracellular purines and metabolic reprogramming

Receptors Cell types Biological process Metabolic alterations Reference
P1 receptors

  ADORA2A

ADORA2B

Macrophage Activation and inflammatory response Glycolytic flux, glycolysis, and OXPHOS [22, 71, 72]
  Unknown DCs, tumor-associated macrophages Immunosuppressive function, pro-tumor effects Glycolysis and OXPHOS [38, 74]
  ADORA2A Brown adipocytes Brown adipose tissue activation, thermogenesis Lipolysis [73]
  ADORA2B Erythrocytes Oxygen release Glycolytic flux and glycolysis [30, 31]
  ADORA2B Hematopoietic progenitor cells Stress hematopoiesis Glycolytic flux and glycolysis [77]
P2 receptors
  P2X7R HEK293 cells Cell growth Glycolysis and glycogen stores [92]
  P2YRs WA and 3T3-L1 cells Unknown Glycolytic flux and metabolism [93, 94]

OXPHOS, oxidative phosphorylation