PMID- 26577017 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170526 LR - 20171205 IS - 1873-7064 (Electronic) IS - 0028-3908 (Linking) VI - 104 DP - 2016 May TI - Purine nucleosides in neuroregeneration and neuroprotection. PG - 226-42 LID - S0028-3908(15)30170-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.11.006 [doi] AB - In the present review, we stress the importance of the purine nucleosides, adenosine and guanosine, in protecting the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally, via activation of their receptors and intracellular signalling mechanisms. A most novel part of the review focus on the mechanisms of neuronal regeneration that are targeted by nucleosides, including a recently identified action of adenosine on axonal growth and microtubule dynamics. Discussion on the role of the purine nucleosides transversally with the most established neurotrophic factors, e.g. brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), is also focused considering the intimate relationship between some adenosine receptors, as is the case of the A2A receptors, and receptors for neurotrophins. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'Purines in Neurodegeneration and Neuroregeneration'. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Ribeiro, Filipa F AU - Ribeiro FF AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Xapelli, Sara AU - Xapelli S AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Miranda-Lourenco, Catarina AU - Miranda-Lourenco C AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Tanqueiro, Sara R AU - Tanqueiro SR AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Fonseca-Gomes, Joao AU - Fonseca-Gomes J AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Diogenes, Maria J AU - Diogenes MJ AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Ribeiro, Joaquim A AU - Ribeiro JA AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. FAU - Sebastiao, Ana M AU - Sebastiao AM AD - Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociencias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: anaseb@medicina.ulisboa.pt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20151111 PL - England TA - Neuropharmacology JT - Neuropharmacology JID - 0236217 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Receptors, Purinergic P1) RN - 12133JR80S (Guanosine) RN - K72T3FS567 (Adenosine) SB - IM MH - Adenosine/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Axon Guidance MH - Brain/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Central Nervous System/*metabolism MH - Encephalitis/metabolism MH - Guanosine/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Neurogenesis MH - Neuroglia/metabolism MH - Neurons/*metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress MH - Peripheral Nervous System/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Purinergic P1/*metabolism MH - *Regeneration MH - Synapses/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adenosine OT - Axon growth OT - Guanosine OT - Neuroprotection OT - Neurotrophic factors OT - Regeneration EDAT- 2015/11/19 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/27 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/19 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/11/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/11/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/27 06:00 [medline] AID - S0028-3908(15)30170-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.11.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropharmacology. 2016 May;104:226-42. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.11.006. Epub 2015 Nov 11.