ISSN:
1471-4159
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract: The potencies and intrinsic activities of adenosine analogs for stimulating cyclic AMP accumulation in slices of rat cerebral cortex were examined. 5′-N-Ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) caused the greatest increase in cyclic AMP accumulation (19.2-fold). 2-Chloroadenosine (2-CAD) induced a similar increase, but adenosine and six other analogs caused much smaller increases. All agonists tested had similar potencies in activating this response. Inhibition of adenosine uptake with 10 μM dipyridamole did not affect the maximal response to any agonist, although the potency of adenosine was increased approximately threefold. Each analog was also able to block partially the stimulation of cyclic AMP accumulation caused by NECA. Levels of cyclic AMP accumulation in the presence of NECA plus another analog were similar to those observed when the analog alone was present, as expected for partial agonists. Furthermore, the EC50 value for R-(-)-N6(2-phenylisopropyl)adenosine in increasing cyclic AMP accumulation was similar to the K1 value for inhibiting the response to NECA. The EC50 value for adenosine was substantially higher than the K1 value for inhibiting the response to NECA; however, in the presence of dipyridamole, the two values were more closely correlated. The response to NECA was blocked by 8-phenyltheophylline, 1,3-diethyl-8-phenylxanthine, and 8-p-sulfophenyltheophylline, with K1 values from 1 to 10 μM. The results suggest that adenosine analogs stimulate cyclic AMP accumulation in cerebral cortex through low-affinity receptors, but that some analogs only partially activate these receptors. Adenosine itself may also be a partial agonist, or its actions may be obscured by simultaneous activation of another receptor.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1986.tb04534.x
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