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Title: Astroglial Cell-to-Cell Interaction with Autoreactive Immune Cells in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Involves P2X7 Receptor, β3-Integrin, and Connexin-43
Authors: Milićević, Katarina 
Bataveljić, Danijela 
Bogdanović Pristov, Jelena
Anđus, Pavle 
Nikolić, Ljiljana
Keywords: Astrocytes;;Calcium signaling;;Central nervous system autoimmune disease;;Hemichannel;;Immune cell;;Integrin;;Multiple sclerosis;;Purinergic receptors.
Issue Date: 5-Jul-2023
Rank: M21
Publisher: MDPI
Journal: Cells
Volume: 12
Issue: 13
Start page: 1786
Abstract: 
In multiple sclerosis (MS), glial cells astrocytes interact with the autoreactive immune cells that attack the central nervous system (CNS), which causes and sustains neuroinflammation. However, little is known about the direct interaction between these cells when they are in close proximity in the inflamed CNS. By using an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of MS, we previously found that in the proximity of autoreactive CNS-infiltrated immune cells (CNS-IICs), astrocytes respond with a rapid calcium increase that is mediated by the autocrine P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) activation. We now reveal that the mechanisms regulating this direct interaction of astrocytes and CNS-IICs involve the coupling between P2X7R, connexin-43, and β3-integrin. We found that P2X7R and astroglial connexin-43 interact and concentrate in the immediate proximity of the CNS-IICs in EAE. P2X7R also interacts with β3-integrin, and the block of astroglial αvβ3-integrin reduces the P2X7R-dependent calcium response of astrocytes upon encountering CNS-IICs. This interaction was dependent on astroglial mitochondrial activity, which regulated the ATP-driven P2X7R activation and facilitated the termination of the astrocytic calcium response evoked by CNS-IICs. By further defining the interactions between the CNS and the immune system, our findings provide a novel perspective toward expanding integrin-targeting therapeutic approaches for MS treatment by controlling the cell–cell interactions between astrocytes and CNS-IICs.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6291
DOI: 10.3390/cells12131786
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