The Noncompetitive Antagonism of Histamine H1 Receptors Expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells by Olopatadine Hydrochloride: Its Potency and Molecular …

Y Matsumoto, J Funahashi, K Mori, K Hayashi, H Yano - Pharmacology, 2008 - karger.com
Calcium responses to various concentrations of histamine were monitored in Chinese
hamster ovary cells stably expressing the human histamine H1 receptor. The effects of …

Characterization of adenosine receptor in its native environment: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations of palmitoylated/glycosylated, membrane-integrated …

M Mansourian, A Madadkar-Sobhani… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Springer
Selective A 2B receptor antagonists and agonists may play a role in important pathologies
such as gastrointestinal, neurological (ie, Alzheimer disease and dementia) and …

Simulation and Comparative Analysis of Different Binding Modes of Non‐nucleoside Agonists at the A2A Adenosine Receptor

D Dal Ben, M Buccioni, C Lambertucci… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐nucleoside agonists of adenosine receptors were analysed at the A2A adenosine
receptor to simulate and compare their possible binding modes. The docking studies were …

Molecular modeling as a tool to investigate molecular recognition in P2Y receptors

S Moro, KA Jacobson - Current pharmaceutical design, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Nucleotides are emerging as an ubiquitous family of extracellular signaling molecules.
These effects are mediated through a specific class of plasma membrane receptors called …

Adenosine receptor modelling. A1/A2a selectivity

T Tuccinardi, G Ortore, C Manera… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional models of the A1 and A2a adenosine receptors (AR) were constructed
by means of a homology procedure, using bovine rhodopsin as a template. In order to …

The structure of the adenosine receptors: implications for drug discovery

JR Lane, VP Jaakola, AP IJzerman - Advances in pharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Extracellular adenosine mediates most of its physiological effects via an interaction with four
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the adenosine receptors (ARs). These ARs are …

Implications of the molecular basis of prostacyclin biosynthesis and signaling in pharmaceutical designs

KH Ruan, JM Dogné - Current pharmaceutical design, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Prostacyclin (PGI2) is one of the major vascular protectors against thrombosis and
vasoconstriction, caused by thromboxane A2. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of …

Point mutations in the second extracellular loop of the histamine H2 receptor do not affect the species-selective activity of guanidine-type agonists

H Preuss, P Ghorai, A Kraus, S Dove… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2007 - Springer
Residues in the second extracellular loop (e2) play a role in ligand binding in certain
aminergic G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). N-[3-(1 H-Imidazol-4-yl) propyl)] …

Pharmacophore modeling of human adenosine receptor A2A antagonists

Z Xu, F Cheng, C Da, G Liu, Y Tang - Journal of molecular modeling, 2010 - Springer
Three-dimensional pharmacophore models of human adenosine receptor A 2A antagonists
were developed based on 23 diverse compounds selected from a large number of A 2A …

Nucleoside Modification and Concerted Mutagenesis of the Human A3 Adenosine Receptor to Probe Interactions Between the 2-Position of Adenosine Analogs and …

HT Duong, ZG Gao, KA Jacobson - Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Residues of the second extracellular loop are believed to be important for ligand recognition
in adenosine receptors. Molecular modeling studies have suggested that one such residue …