title: A neuroprotective effect of adenosine A1-receptor agonists on ischemia-induced decrease in 2-deoxyglucose uptake in rat hippocampal slices.
abstract: The effects of adenosine (A) receptor agonists on ischemia-induced impairment of 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) uptake by rat hippocampal slices was evaluated. Hippocampal slices were exposed to 20-min hypoxia + hypoglycemia (ischemia) and then returned to oxygenated and glucose-containing Krebs-Ringer solution for 6 h. Ischemia reduced 2-DG uptake in the hippocampal slices. The ischemia-induced reduction in 2-DG uptake was attenuated by pretreatment with A1 receptor agonists but not with A2 receptor agonists. 8-Phenyltheophylline, an A1 receptor antagonist, exacerbated the ischemia-induced decrease. The A1 receptor agonist-induced neuroprotective effect was blocked by co-treatment with 8-phenyltheophylline. The present study suggests that the A1 receptor-mediated function has a protective role in ischemia-induced decreases in glucose metabolism in hippocampal slices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D019830:Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010660:Phenylisopropyladenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D058914:Purinergic Antagonists; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000502:physiology*; D013806:Theophylline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D058914:Purinergic Antagonists; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D010660:Phenylisopropyladenosine; D019830:Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); C027513:N(6)-cyclohexyladenosine; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D013806:Theophylline; C028322:8-phenyltheophylline; D000241:Adenosine