PMID- 26365294 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160617 LR - 20150923 IS - 1029-2292 (Electronic) IS - 0897-7194 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 4 DP - 2015 TI - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor mediates neuroprotection against Abeta-induced toxicity through a mechanism independent on adenosine 2A receptor activation. PG - 298-308 LID - 10.3109/08977194.2015.1080696 [doi] AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes neuronal survival through TrkB-FL activation. The activation of adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) is essential for most of BDNF-mediated synaptic actions, such as synaptic plasticity, transmission and neurotransmitter release. We now aimed at evaluating the A2AR influence upon BDNF-mediated neuroprotection against Abeta25-35 toxicity in cultured neurons. Results showed that BDNF increases cell survival and reduces the caspase-3 and calpain activation induced by amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide, in a mechanism probably dependent on PLCgamma pathway. This BDNF-mediated neuroprotection is not affected by A2AR activation or inhibition. Moreover neither activation nor inhibition of A2AR, per se, significantly influenced Abeta-induced neuronal death on calpain-mediated cleavage of TrkB induced by Abeta. In conclusion, these results suggest that, in opposition to the fast synaptic actions of BDNF, the neuroprotective actions of this neurotrophin against a strong Abeta insult do not require the activation of A2AR. FAU - Jeronimo-Santos, Andre AU - Jeronimo-Santos A AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Fonseca-Gomes, Joao AU - Fonseca-Gomes J AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Guimaraes, Diogo Andrade AU - Guimaraes DA AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Tanqueiro, Sara Ramalho AU - Tanqueiro SR AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Ramalho, Rita Mira AU - Ramalho RM AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Ribeiro, Joaquim Alexandre AU - Ribeiro JA AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Sebastiao, Ana Maria AU - Sebastiao AM AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. FAU - Diogenes, Maria Jose AU - Diogenes MJ AD - a Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal and. AD - b Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon , Lisbon , Portugal. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150912 PL - England TA - Growth Factors JT - Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) JID - 9000468 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Receptors, Adenosine A2) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) SB - IM MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/toxicity MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*pharmacology MH - Caspase 3/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Neurons/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism MH - Receptors, Adenosine A2/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adenosine OT - BDNF OT - TrkB OT - amyloid-beta OT - calpain OT - caspase-3 EDAT- 2015/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/18 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/15 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/08977194.2015.1080696 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Growth Factors. 2015;33(4):298-308. doi: 10.3109/08977194.2015.1080696. Epub 2015 Sep 12.