title: Structure-activity relationship of 2-(ar) alkoxyadenosines at the adenosine A2 receptor in coronary artery.
abstract: We examined the ability of four 2-(ar)alkoxyadenosines (2-(2-phenylethoxy)adenosine, PEA; 2-[2-(2-naphthyl)ethoxy]adenosine, NEA; 2-[2-(4-methylphenyl)ethoxy]adenosine, mPEA; 2-(1-hexyloxy)adenosine, HOA) to relax porcine coronary artery in vitro. All four compounds produced concentration-dependent relaxations in rings contracted with 30 mM KCl. The EC25 values are as follows (x 10(-9) mol/l): CGS21680, (2-[p-(2-carboxyethyl)phenethylamino]-5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosi ne) (32.7) approximately NECA, 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (51.4) approximately mPEA (74.3) approximately NEA (160.7) > HOA (855.1) approximately PEA (1259) approximately 2-chloroadenosine (1871) > adenosine (9705). However, EC75 values for all the compounds except adenosine and 2-chloroadenosine converged to a range of 8.16 to 22.86 microM, suggesting a biphasic response. Furthermore, the responses were found to be independent of endothelial integrity. The unselective adenosine receptor antagonist 8-p-sulphophenyltheophylline (100 microM) attenuated the relaxant response to NEA (EC25 = 1172 nM), suggesting that adenosine receptors mediated relaxation. Structure-activity correlations suggest that the adenosine A2 receptor in porcine coronary artery contains a region of limited bulk tolerance juxtaposed to the region occupied by adenine C-2 and distal to that a large hydrophobic region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Makujina
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Esinhart
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mustafa
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000502:physiology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; D000241:Adenosine