title: Effects of adenosine receptor agonists on nitric oxide release in mouse during endotoxemia.
abstract: The effects of adenosine receptor agonists on plasma NOx- (NO2- and NO3-) production in mice treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were investigated. NOx- is the stable decomposition product of nitric oxide (NO), which can be measured as a marker of NO production. Injection of the mice with LPS resulted in increased plasma NOx- concentration, reaching a peak after 8 hr (38 times basal level) and then declining slowly. Pretreatment with the adenosine agonists R-phenylisopropyladenosine (R-PIA), 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA), 5'-(N-cyclopropyl)carboxamidoadenosine (CPCA) and N6-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA) 1 hr before LPS administration caused a dose-dependent reduction of plasma NOx- concentration. The rank order of inhibitory potency was NECA > or = R-PIA > CPCA > CHA, which is characteristic of neither A1 nor A2 receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hon
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Khoo
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ngoi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moochhala
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D019830:Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D010660:Phenylisopropyladenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D010660:Phenylisopropyladenosine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019830:Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); C027513:N(6)-cyclohexyladenosine; C024311:N-cyclopropyl adenosine-5'-carboxamide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; D000241:Adenosine