CD39 and CD73 in immunity and inflammation

L Antonioli, P Pacher, ES Vizi, G Haskó - Trends in molecular medicine, 2013 - cell.com
The enzymatic activities of CD39 and CD73 play strategic roles in calibrating the duration,
magnitude, and chemical nature of purinergic signals delivered to immune cells through the …

Adenosine and inflammation: what's new on the horizon?

L Antonioli, B Csóka, M Fornai, R Colucci, E Kokai… - Drug Discovery …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Adenosine contributes to tissue integrity by modulating the immune
system.•Adenosine receptor ligands emerged for the management of inflammation.•These …

Pharmacology of adenosine receptors in the vasculature

R Tabrizchi, S Bedi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2001 - Elsevier
Adenosine is widely distributed in mammals. One of the primary roles of adenosine within
the cardiovascular system is to directly control the functions of both cardiac and vascular …

A2A-Adenosine Receptor Reserve for Coronary Vasodilation

JC Shryock, S Snowdy, PG Baraldi, B Cacciari… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Adenosine is a potent coronary vasodilator and causes an increase of
coronary blood flow by activation of A2A-adenosine receptors (A2A-AdoRs). The purpose of …

Adenosine A2A receptors mediate coronary microvascular dilation to adenosine: role of nitric oxide and ATP-sensitive potassium channels

TW Hein, L Belardinelli, L Kuo - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 1999 - ASPET
Adenosine is a potent vasodilator that plays an important role in the regulation of coronary
microvascular diameter. Although multiple adenosine receptor subtypes have been recently …

Regulation of Hippocampal Postnatal and Adult Neurogenesis by Adenosine A2A Receptor: Interaction with Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

FF Ribeiro, F Ferreira, RS Rodrigues, R Soares… - Stem …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) activation modulates several brain processes,
ranging from neuronal maturation to synaptic plasticity. Most of these actions occur through …

Novel short-acting A2A adenosine receptor agonists for coronary vasodilation: inverse relationship between affinity and duration of action of A2A agonists

Z Gao, Z Li, SP Baker, RD Lasley, S Meyer… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2001 - ASPET
Several potent and selective A2A adenosine receptor agonists are currently available.
These compounds have a high affinity for the A2A receptor and a long duration of action …

Physiological roles of A1 and A2A adenosine receptors in regulating heart rate, body temperature, and locomotion as revealed using knockout mice and caffeine

JN Yang, JF Chen… - American Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Heart rate (HR), body temperature (Temp), locomotor activity (LA), and oxygen consumption
(O2C) were studied in awake mice lacking one or both of the adenosine A1 or A2A receptors …

Tachycardia caused by A2A adenosine receptor agonists is mediated by direct sympathoexcitation in awake rats

AK Dhalla, MY Wong, WQ Wang, I Biaggioni… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2006 - ASPET
Adenosine-induced tachycardia is suggested to be mediated via A2A receptors; however,
the exact mechanism for this effect remains to be understood. The present study was carried …

Adenosine receptors: Modulators of lipid availability that are controlled by lipid levels

A Leiva, E Guzman-Gutierrez… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Adenosine as well as agonists and antagonists for the four adenosine receptor subtypes
(A1R, A2AR, A2BR and A3R) play a role in several key physiological and …