eATP and autoimmune diabetes

• Main Authors: Cristian Loretelli (Author), Ida Pastore (Author), Maria Elena Lunati (Author), Ahmed Abdelsalam (Author), Vera Usuelli (Author), Emma Assi (Author), Emma Fiorina (Author), Lara Loreggian (Author), Hari Baskar Balasubramanian (Author), Yanan Xie (Author), Jun Yang (Author), Basset El Essawy (Author), Laura Montefusco (Author), Francesca D'Addio (Author), Moufida Ben Nasr (Author), Paolo Fiorina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose of review: The purine nucleotide adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released into extracellular spaces as extracellular ATP (eATP) as a consequence of cell injury or death and activates the purinergic receptors. Once released, eATP may facilitate T-lymphocyte activation and differentiation. The...