Purinoceptors: are there families of P2X and P2Y purinoceptors?

MP Abbracchio, G Burnstock - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 1994 - Elsevier
There has been an exponential growth in interest n purinoceptors since the potent effects of
purines were first reported in 1929 and purinoceptors defined in 1978. A distinction between …

Purinergic signalling: pathophysiological roles

MP Abbracchio, G Burnstock - The Japanese Journal of …, 1998 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 In this review, after a summary of the history and current status of the receptors involved
in purinergic signalling, we focus on the distribution and physiological roles of purines and …

The in vitro pharmacology of ZM 241385, a potent, non‐xanthine, A2a selective adenosine receptor antagonist

SM Poucher, JR Keddie, P Singh… - British journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
1 This paper describes the in vitro pharmacology of ZM 241385 (4‐(2‐[7‐amino‐2‐(2‐
furyl)[1, 2, 4]‐triazolo [2, 3‐a][1, 3, 5] triazin‐5‐yl amino] ethyl) phenol), a novel non‐xanthine …

Signalling via ATP in the nervous system

H Zimmermann - Trends in neurosciences, 1994 - cell.com
Strong evidence has been provided that ATP can act as a transmitter not only in smooth
muscle but also in peripheral ganglia and in brain. The cloning and molecular identification …

Cloning, sequencing, and expression of a human brain ecto-apyrase related to both the ecto-ATPases and CD39 ecto-apyrases

TM Smith, TL Kirley - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Protein Structure …, 1998 - Elsevier
An extracellular ATPase (E-type ATPase) clone was isolated from a human brain cDNA
library and sequenced. The transcript shows similarity to the previously published chicken …

The birth and postnatal development of purinergic signalling

G Burnstock, BB Fredholm, RA North… - Acta …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The purinergic signalling system is one of the most ancient and arguably the most
widespread intercellular signalling system in living tissues. In this review we present a …

[PDF][PDF] The role of adenosine A2a receptors in regulating GABAergic synaptic transmission in striatal medium spiny neurons

A Mori, T Shindou, M Ichimura… - The Journal of …, 1996 - Soc Neuroscience
We demonstrated an adenosine A,, receptor-mediated disinhibition of medium spiny
projection neurons using intracellular recording and the whole-cell patch-clamp recording …

Systemic administration of adenosine A2A receptor antagonist reverses increased GABA release in the globus pallidus of unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats …

M Ochi, K Koga, M Kurokawa, H Kase, J Nakamura… - Neuroscience, 2000 - Elsevier
The ability of adenosine A2A receptor antagonists to exhibit antiparkinsonian activity has
recently been reported, but the mechanisms of action are still unknown. Since A2A receptors …

Selective antagonism by PPADS at P2X‐purinoceptors in rabbit isolated blood vessels

AU Ziganshin, CHV Hoyle, G Lambrecht… - British journal of …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
1 Pyridoxalphosphate‐6‐azophenyl‐2′, 4′‐disulphonic acid (PPADS), a P2‐purinoceptor
antagonist, was investigated for its ability to antagonize:(1) P2X‐purinoceptor‐mediated …

Organophosphate-induced convulsions and prevention of neuropathological damages

K Tuovinen - Toxicology, 2004 - Elsevier
Such organophosphorus (OP) compounds as diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP), sarin and
soman are potent inhibitors of acetylcholinesterases (AChEs) and butyrylcholinesterases …