We have previously demonstrated that adenosine plus homocysteine enhanced endothelial basal barrier function and protected against agonist-induced barrier dysfunction in vitro through attenuation of RhoA activation by inhibition of isoprenylcysteine-O-carboxyl methyltransferase. In the current study, we tested the effect of elevated adenosine on pulmonary endothelial barrier function in vitro a...

It has been proposed that adenosine is a metabolic signal that triggers activation of muscle afferents involved in the exercise pressor reflex. Furthermore, exogenous adenosine induces sympathetic activation that mimics the exercise pressor reflex, and blockade of adenosine receptors inhibits sympathetic activation induced by exercise. Thus, we hypothesize that adenosine is released locally by ...

The afferent renal nerves enhance sympathetic activity in the one-kidney, one-clip hypertensive rat. We have also found adenosine-sensitive nerve endings in the renal pelvis that, when stimulated, increase sympathetic activity producing hypertension. To determine whether adenosine, which is excreted when renal blood flow is reduced, activates the afferent renal nerves in one-kidney, one-clip hy...

Adenosine is a modulator that has a pervasive and generally inhibitory effect on neuronal activity. Tonic activation of adenosine receptors by adenosine that is normally present in the extracellular space in brain tissue leads to inhibitory effects that appear to be mediated by both adenosine A1 and A2A receptors. Relief from this tonic inhibition by receptor antagonists such as caffeine accoun...

Isolated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) stimulated by platelet activating factor (PAF), leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) or opsonized zymosan (OZ) released adenosine measured by thermospray high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry in the cell-free supernatants. Stimulation by PAF or LTB(4) resulted in a bellshaped concentration-effect curve; 5 x 10(-7) M PAF, 10(-8) M LTB(4)...

HASRIMOTO, K. and KOKUBUN, H. Interaction between Adenosine Compounds and Norepinephrine in Dog Renal Circulation. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1972, 107 (4), 373-380 -Drugs were administered to anesthetized dogs directly into the left renal artery perfused with animal's own blood at a constant pressure. A single injection of adenosine caused prompt renal vasoconstriction, while an infusion of adenosin...

in this study the effect of adenosine and caffeine on spontaneous activity of paragigantocellularis (pgi) neurons was investigated. the spontaneous activity of pgi neurons was significantly decreased by microinjection of adenosine (10 nm, 0.5 µl) into pgi nucleus of both control and morphine-dependent rats. the decrease in firing rate of pgi neurons of morphine-dependent rats was greater than t...