Amanda Leite Bastos-Pereira

Purinergic P2X7 Receptor Antagonism Impairs Aerobic Capacity without Detectable Effect on Cardiac Adaptation to Exercise in Mice

Abstract Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) signaling through the P2X7 receptor is an emerging determinant of mitochondrial energy metabolism and physical fitness, and the receptor is increasingly targeted pharmacologically for its role in inflammation. Whether systemic P2X7 antagonism...