Advances in the discovery of novel agents for the treatment of glaucoma

F Mincione, A Nocentini, CT Supuran - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Glaucoma, a neuropathy characterized by increased intraocular pressure (IOP),
is the major cause of blindness worldwide and its treatment aims at reducing IOP. Areas …

Ocular purine receptors as drug targets in the eye

KA Jacobson, MM Civan - Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Agonists and antagonists of various subtypes of G protein coupled adenosine receptors
(ARs), P2Y receptors (P2YRs), and ATP-gated P2X receptor ion channels (P2XRs) are …

Design and in Vivo Characterization of A1 Adenosine Receptor Agonists in the Native Ribose and Conformationally Constrained (N)-Methanocarba Series

DK Tosh, H Rao, A Bitant, V Salmaso… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
(N)-Methanocarba ([3.1. 0] bicyclohexyl) adenosines and corresponding ribosides were
synthesized to identify novel A1 adenosine receptor (A1AR) agonists for CNS or peripheral …

An implantable system for long-term assessment of atrial fibrillation substrate in unanesthetized rats exposed to underlying pathological conditions

H Klapper-Goldstein, M Murninkas, R Gillis, W Mulla… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a progressive arrhythmia with underlying mechanisms that are not
fully elucidated, partially due to lack of reliable and affordable animal models. Here, we …

The Janus face of adenosine: antiarrhythmic and proarrhythmic actions

A Jozsef Szentmiklosi, Z Galajda… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Adenosine is a ubiquitous, endogenous purine involved in a variety of physiological and
pathophysiological regulatory mechanisms. Adenosine has been proposed as an …

Trabodenoson on trabecular meshwork rejuvenation: a comprehensive review of clinical data

TG Qiu - Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Trabodenoson is an adenosine mimetic acting selectively at the A1 receptor
(A1R) subtype, involved in multiple signaling pathways including matrix metalloproteinase …

2-Amino-5-arylethynyl-thiophen-3-yl-(phenyl)methanones as A1 Adenosine Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulators

P Oliva, RR Suresh, S Pasquini… - ACS Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A1 adenosine receptor (A1AR) agonists have cerebroprotective, cardioprotective,
antinociceptive, and other pharmaceutical applications. We explored the structure–activity …

Efficacy of trabodenoson in a mouse keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) model for dry-eye syndrome

A Žiniauskaitė, S Ragauskas… - … & Visual Science, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of trabodenoson, an adenosine mimetic with highly
selective adenosine A 1 receptor binding properties, in a preclinical mouse model for dry …

Prominent differences in left ventricular performance and myocardial properties between right ventricular and left ventricular-based pacing modes in rats

W Mulla, S Etzion, S Elyagon, R Gillis, M Murninkas… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Biventricular pacing is an important modality to improve left ventricular (LV) synchronization
and long-term function. However, the biological effects of this treatment are far from being …

A new implantable tool for repeated assessment of supraventricular electrophysiology and atrial fibrillation susceptibility in freely moving rats

M Murninkas, R Gillis, DI Lee… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The complex pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) is governed by multiple risk factors in
ways that are still elusive. Basic electrophysiological properties, including atrial effective …