Neurodegenerative diseases are associated with chronic neuroinflammation in the brain, which can result in microglial phagocytosis of live synapses and neurons that may contribute to cognitive deficits and neuronal loss. The microglial P2Y(6) receptor (P2Y(6)R) is a G-protein coupled receptor, which stimulates microglial phagocytosis when activated by extracellular uridine diphosphate, released by stressed neurons. Knockout or inhibition of P2Y(6)R can prevent neuronal loss in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, neuroinflammation and aging, and prevent cognitive deficits in models of AD, epilepsy and aging. This review summarises the known roles of P2Y(6)R in the physiology and pathology of the brain, and its potential as a therapeutic target to prevent neurodegeneration and other brain pathologies.
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Harvard Univ, Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med, Lab Voiding Dysfunct, Boston, MA 02215 USAHarvard Univ, Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Yu, Weiqun
Hill, Warren G.
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Harvard Univ, Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med, Lab Voiding Dysfunct, Boston, MA 02215 USAHarvard Univ, Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Chengdu Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Int Joint Res Ctr Purinerg Signaling, Sch Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu, Peoples R ChinaChengdu Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Int Joint Res Ctr Purinerg Signaling, Sch Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu, Peoples R China
Zhang, Yi
Tang, Yong
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Chengdu Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Sch Hlth & Rehabil, Chengdu, Peoples R ChinaChengdu Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Int Joint Res Ctr Purinerg Signaling, Sch Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu, Peoples R China