Role of A2A adenosine receptors in inflammation

GW Sullivan, J Linden - Drug Development Research, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
… Selective activation of A2A adenosine receptors with pharmaceutical agents may be a useful
strategy for ameliorating an inappropriate and/or an extensive inflammatory response. Drug …

Selective A2A adenosine receptor activation reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat kidney

MD Okusa, J Linden, T Macdonald… - American Journal of …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
activation of A 2A -ARs by DWH-146e in transfected HEK-293 cells. We sought to develop a
new A 2A agonist with greater adenosine receptor subtype … recombinant adenosine receptor

Pharmacology of adenosine A2A receptors

E Ongini, BB Fredholm - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 1996 - cell.com
… level, as A2h receptor activation stimulates … adenosine receptor antagonist, caffeine,
increases the expression of c-fos in the striatum, and this effect was related to adenosine receptor

Infarct-Sparing Effect of A2A-Adenosine Receptor Activation Is Due Primarily to Its Action on Lymphocytes

Z Yang, YJ Day, MC Toufektsian, SI Ramos… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— A 2A -adenosine receptor (A 2A AR) activation on reperfusion after ischemia
reduces the size of myocardial infarction, but the mechanism of action has not been fully …

Central adenosine A2A receptors: an overview

JL Moreau, G Huber - Brain research reviews, 1999 - Elsevier
… to the various adenosine receptors have increased our understanding of the functioning of
central … For example A 2A receptor activation in the cortex can block ischemia-induced GABA …

A2A Adenosine Receptor Activation Improves Survival in Mouse Models of Endotoxemia and Sepsis

GW Sullivan, G Fang, J Linden… - Journal of Infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
… Treatment with ATL146e (ATL) and decreased lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse
mortality via A2A adenosine receptor (AR)-mediated mechanisms. Female C57Bl/6 mice (∼20 …

Human Adenosine A2A Receptor: Molecular Mechanism of Ligand Binding and Activation

B Carpenter, G Lebon - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine receptors (ARs) comprise the P1 class of purinergic receptors and belong to the …
in the human genome, the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). ARs are classified into four …

Role of A2a extracellular adenosine receptor-mediated signaling in adenosine-mediated inhibition of T-cell activation and expansion

S Huang, S Apasov, M Koshiba… - Blood, The Journal of …, 1997 - ashpublications.org
adenosine receptor-mediated signaling. We report that low concentrations of extracellular
adenosine block TCR-triggered interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor … by the A2a adenosine receptor-…

Structure of an Agonist-Bound Human A2A Adenosine Receptor

F Xu, H Wu, V Katritch, GW Han, KA Jacobson, ZG Gao… - Science, 2011 - science.org
receptor activation. In helix VI, for example, His250 6.52 moves ~1.8 Å inward to a position
that would otherwise clash with the furan ring of ZM241385 and forms a hydrogen bond with …

Selective A2A adenosine receptor activation reduces skin pressure ulcer formation and inflammation

SM Peirce, TC Skalak, JM Rieger… - American Journal …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Activation of A 2A adenosine receptors (A 2A -AR) by ATL-146e (formerly DWH-146e)
prevents inflammatory cell activation and adhesion. Recurrent ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) of the …