Inhibitory effect of adenosine on electrically evoked contractions in the rat vas deferens: pharmacological characterization |
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Authors: | C M Lee W T Cheung |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories Hong Kong China |
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Abstract: | The inhibitory effects of adenosine as well as its related analogues on the contractile response of the rat vas deferens to field stimulation were compared in the absence and in the presence of nitrobenzylthioguanosine (NBTGR), a potent adenosine uptake inhibitor. In the presence of NBTGR, the order of potency was N6-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA) greater than or equal to L-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine (L-PIA) greater than 2-chloroadenosine greater than D-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine (D-PIA) greater than or equal to adenosine greater than 2'-deoxyadenosine. The inhibitory effect of adenosine but not that of clonidine, beta-endorphin and somatostatin was blocked by 1,3-diethyl-8-phenylxanthine (DPX, pA2 = 7.2), a potent P1-purinergic antagonist. The results suggest that adenosine inhibited the electrically evoked contractions of the rat vas deferens via the activation of the A1 subtype of P1-purinergic receptors. |
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Keywords: | adenosine receptor rat vas deferens 1 3-diethyl-8-phenylxanthine nitrobenzylthioguanosine |
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