Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 53(5), 424-433 (2009-04-01)
Extracellular adenosine concentrations increase within the heart during ischemia, and any exogenous adenosine receptor agonists therefore work in the context of significant local agonist concentrations. We evaluated the interactions between A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 receptors in the presence and
Adenosine A3 receptors (ADOA3Rs) are emerging as novel purinergic targets for treatment of inflammatory diseases. Our goal was to assess the protective effect of the ADOA3R agonist N(6)-(3-iodobenzyl)-adenosine-5-N-methyluronamide (IB-MECA) on gene dysregulation and injury in a rat chronic model of
International journal of radiation biology, 86(8), 649-656 (2010-07-01)
Research areas of 'post-exposure treatment' and 'cytokines and growth factors' have top priority among studies aimed at radiological nuclear threat countermeasures. The experiments were aimed at testing the ability of N(6)-(3-iodobenzyl)adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide (IB-MECA), an adenosine A(3) receptor agonist, to modulate hematopoiesis
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 24(4), 400-406 (2006-09-08)
The anti-inflammatory effect of adenosine is partially mediated via the A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR), a Gi protein associated cell surface receptor. The highly selective A3AR agonist, IB-MECA was earlier shown to prevent the clinical and pathological manifestations of arthritis in
A3 adenosine receptor, A3AR, belongs to the Gi proteins coupled receptors. Activation of A3AR by its agonist, IB-MECA, decreases cAMP and was expected to reduce melanin level. Unexpectedly, B16 melanoma cells exposed to IB-MECA increased melanin levels in a dose-dependent
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