title: Characterization of adenosine receptors in the rat isolated aorta.
abstract: 1. Adenosine and its analogues relaxed the isolated rat aorta by an endothelium-dependent mechanism with an order of potency of 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) > 2-(p-(2-carboxy-ethyl)phenethylamino)-5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosi ne (CGS 21680) > adenosine = N6-(2-(4-amino-phenyl)ethyl)adenosine (APNEA) = N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA) > 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA), although the maximal response achieved by CGS 21680 was less than that achieved by NECA. 2. Both 8-sulphophenyltheophylline (8-SPT) and MTA antagonized responses to the adenosine analogues, but there were some anomolous features of this antagonism and NECA was inhibited more powerfully than the other agonists. This suggests that as well as A2a receptors mediating relaxation, the rat aorta may relax to adenosine analogues by other mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hourani
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Collis
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013806:Theophylline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; C031433:8-(4-sulfophenyl)theophylline; D013806:Theophylline; D000241:Adenosine