PMID- 33023260 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210226 LR - 20210226 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 19 DP - 2020 Oct 2 TI - Adenosine Metabolism in the Cerebral Cortex from Several Mice Models during Aging. LID - 10.3390/ijms21197300 [doi] LID - 7300 AB - Adenosine is a neuromodulator that has been involved in aging and neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the present work, we analyzed the possible modulation of purine metabolites, 5'nucleotidase (5'NT) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) activities, and adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and its phosphorylated form during aging in the cerebral cortex. Three murine models were used: senescence-accelerated mouse-resistant 1 (SAMR1, normal senescence), senescence-accelerated mouse-prone 8 (SAMP8, a model of AD), and the wild-type C57BL/6J (model of aging) mice strains. Glutamate and excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) levels were also measured in these animals. HPLC, Western blotting, and enzymatic activity evaluation were performed to this aim. 5'-Nucleotidase (5'NT) activity was decreased at six months and recovered at 12 months in SAMP8 while opposite effects were observed in SAMR1 at the same age, and no changes in C57BL/6J mice. ADA activity significantly decreased from 3 to 12 months in the SAMR1 mice strain, while a significant decrease from 6 to 12 months was observed in the SAMP8 mice strain. Regarding purine metabolites, xanthine and guanosine levels were increased at six months in SAMR1 without significant differences in SAMP8 mice. In C57BL/6J mice, inosine and xanthine were increased, while adenosine decreased, from 4 to 24 months. The AMPK level was decreased at six months in SAMP8 without significant changes nor in SAMR1 or C57BL/6J strains. Glutamate and EAAT2 levels were also modulated during aging. Our data show a different modulation of adenosine metabolism participants in the cerebral cortex of these animal models. Interestingly, the main differences between SAMR1 and SAMP8 mice were found at six months of age, SAMP8 being the most affected strain. As SAMP8 is an AD model, results suggest that adenosinergic metabolism is involved in the neurodegeneration of AD. FAU - Sanchez-Melgar, Alejandro AU - Sanchez-Melgar A AD - Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Department of Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Technological Sciences, School of Medicine of Ciudad Real, Regional Center of Biomedical Research (CRIB), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. FAU - Albasanz, Jose Luis AU - Albasanz JL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9927-5076 AD - Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Department of Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Technological Sciences, School of Medicine of Ciudad Real, Regional Center of Biomedical Research (CRIB), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. FAU - Pallas, Merce AU - Pallas M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3095-4254 AD - Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Martin, Mairena AU - Martin M AD - Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Department of Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Technological Sciences, School of Medicine of Ciudad Real, Regional Center of Biomedical Research (CRIB), 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. LA - eng GR - PID2019-109206GB-I00/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades/ GR - SAF2016-33307/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades/ GR - SBPLY/19/180501/000251/Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha/ GR - 2020-GRIN-29108/Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha/ GR - PRE-8002/2014/Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201002 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 1AVZ07U9S7 (Xanthine) RN - 5A614L51CT (Inosine) RN - K72T3FS567 (Adenosine) SB - IM MH - Adenosine/*metabolism MH - Aging/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Alzheimer Disease/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Animals MH - Cellular Senescence/genetics MH - Cerebral Cortex/*metabolism/pathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Hippocampus/metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Inosine/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Phosphorylation/genetics MH - Xanthine/metabolism PMC - PMC7582336 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adenosine metabolism OT - aging OT - animal models OT - glutamate OT - purinergic signaling COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The sponsors had no role in the design, execution, interpretation, or writing of the study. EDAT- 2020/10/08 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/27 06:00 PMCR- 2020/10/01 CRDT- 2020/10/07 01:02 PHST- 2020/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/07 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms21197300 [pii] AID - ijms-21-07300 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms21197300 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Oct 2;21(19):7300. doi: 10.3390/ijms21197300.