title: Characterization of adenosine receptor-mediated generation of cyclic AMP in slices of rat cerebral cortex with chronic epileptic activity.
abstract: Cyclic AMP accumulations elicited by adenosine analogues 2-chloroadenosine (2-CADO), R-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine (R-PIA), and N6-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA) were investigated in cortical slices of chronic iron-induced epileptic rats. Cyclic AMP accumulation was elicited 9- to 18-fold by 2-CADO and it was elicited 5- to 7-fold by either R-PIA or CHA; 2-CADO was more potent than R-PIA or CHA in eliciting cyclic AMP accumulation. The adenosine analogues elicited cyclic AMP accumulation in a dose-dependent manner, and the elicitation was inhibited by the adenosine antagonist 8-phenyltheophylline. The 2-CADO-elicited accumulation of cyclic AMP was greatly increased in the cortical region on the primary epileptic side, while the R-PIA- or CHA-elicited accumulation did not change in any cortical region. The deviation detected only in the 2-CADO-elicited accumulation of cyclic AMP may be due to the difference in relative potency for adenosine receptors of the adenosine analogues. The results suggest that adenosine receptor-mediated generation of cyclic AMP is altered in the primary region of iron-induced epileptic cortex, in which heterogeneous alterations in different adenosine receptor subtypes may occur in the epileptic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moriwaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D015762:2-Chloroadenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010660:Phenylisopropyladenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; D015762:2-Chloroadenosine; D010660:Phenylisopropyladenosine; C027513:N(6)-cyclohexyladenosine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000241:Adenosine; C029451:ferrous chloride