Human brain endothelial cells are responsive to adenosine receptor activation

JH Mills, L Alabanza, BB Weksler, PO Couraud… - Purinergic …, 2011 - Springer
… findings demonstrated the importance of adenosine receptor (AR) signaling for … human
brain endothelial cells possess the capacity to generate and respond to extracellular adenosine. …

Adenosine receptor signaling: a key to opening the blood–brain door

MS Bynoe, C Viret, A Yan, DG Kim - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2015 - Springer
… to outline evidence that adenosine receptor (AR) activation can modulate blood–brain barrier
(… that human brain endothelial cells do respond to adenosine in vitro, agonist-induced A 2A …

Adenosine receptor activation induces vascular endothelial growth factor in human retinal endothelial cells

MB Grant, RW Tarnuzzer, S Caballero… - Circulation …, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
adenosine receptor subtype in retinal endothelial cells. Furthermore, distinct adenosine
receptor subtypes may mediate the proliferative effects of adenosine in endothelial cells from …

Adenosine receptor signaling modulates permeability of the blood–brain barrier

AJ Carman, JH Mills, A Krenz, DG Kim… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
… Selective AR activation resulted in cellular changes in vitro including decreased transendothelial
… AR signaling at brain endothelial cells represents a novel endogenous mechanism of …

A2A adenosine receptor regulates the human blood-brain barrier permeability

DG Kim, MS Bynoe - Molecular neurobiology, 2015 - Springer
… entry of cells and molecules into the CNS. Because extracellular adenosine mediates many
of … that signaling via adenosine receptors on BBB endothelial cells signals the recruitment of …

Differential Expression of Adenosine Receptors in Human Endothelial Cells: Role of A2B Receptors in Angiogenic Factor Regulation

I Feoktistov, AE Goldstein, S Ryzhov, D Zeng… - Circulation …, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
… We report differential expression of adenosine receptor subtypes in endothelial cells of
disparate origin; A 2A receptors are the predominant subtype in HUVECs and A 2B …

Overcoming the blood–brain barrier for delivering drugs into the brain by using adenosine receptor nanoagonist

X Gao, J Qian, S Zheng, Y Changyi, J Zhang, S Ju… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
… by activating A 2A adenosine receptor (AR), … brain capillary endothelial cells. However, due
to transient circulation lifetime of adenosine-based agonists, their capability to enhance brain

Adenosine receptor signaling in the brain immune system

G Haskó, P Pacher, ES Vizi, P Illes - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2005 - cell.com
… and adenosine receptor activation following modest increases in extracellular adenosine
concentrations have … microvascular endothelial cells and its upregulation by adenosine. …

Adenosine receptors and the control of endothelial cell function in inflammatory disease

WA Sands, TM Palmer - Immunology letters, 2005 - Elsevier
endothelium that may contain 10 12 –10 13 endothelial cells (… represent critical sites of
adenosine receptor action upon the … In this review, we will describe specific aspects of endothelial

Activity of adenosine diphosphates and triphosphates on a P2YT‐type receptor in brain capillary endothelial cells

J Simon, P Vigne, KM Eklund, AD Michel… - British journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… of adenosine as a breakdown product, acting at the G i -coupled adenosine receptors on
the cells, … of response to adenosine (up to 100 μM) or other adenosine receptor subtype-specific …