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SUBMITTER: Fam SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6740798 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fam Sami R SR Gallagher Conor J CJ Kalia Lorraine V LV Salter Michael W MW
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20030601 11
ATP is a key extracellular messenger that mediates the propagation of Ca 2+ waves in astrocyte networks in various regions of the CNS. ATP-mediated Ca 2+ signals play critical roles in astrocyte proliferation and differentiation and in modulating neuronal activity. The actions of ATP on astrocytes are via two distinct subtypes of P2Y purinoceptors, P2Y1 and P2Y2 receptors (P2Y1Rs and P2Y2Rs), G-protein coupled receptors that stimulate mobilization of intracellular Ca 2+ ([Ca 2+]i) via the phosph ...[more]