we describe the development of enterovirus meningoencephalitis associated with increased adenosine deaminase in cerebrospinal fluid of a 12-year-old boy, a known case of hypogamaglobulinemia despite monthly replacement of ivig. the patient was referred to our center with fever, headache and vomiting for 10 days. csf analysis was compatible with aseptic meningoencephalitis but high csf protein (...

tuberculosis pericarditis as a potentially fatal complication of tuberculosis requires effective diagnosis and treatment. we evaluated the efficacy of interferon-gamma (ifn-gamma) and adenosine deaminase (ada) for diagnosing tuberculosis pericarditis in a cohort of iranian patients presenting with pericarditis. we enrolled 38 patients with presentation of pericarditis. all patients underwent di...

there are several reports that adenosine and carbamazepine have pharmacodynamic interaction. i n this study the antinociceptive interaction o f these two agents was evaluated in mice by the hot plate test. agents were injected intraperitoneally. 0.2 and 0.4 mg/kg doses of r-phenylisopropyladenosine (r-pia) substantially showed antinociceptive effects. carbamazepine had antinociceptive actions e...

background: this study was done to assess the efficacy and adverse effects of the different doses of adenosine in the pediatric age group with respect to multiple patient variables.   methods: over a period of 1 year, 86 occasions of supraventricular tachycardia (svt) were treated with adenosine in 81 infants and children aged between 18 days and 12 years (median of 1.3 years, sd=3). adenosine ...

background: the mitochondria are an important source of adenosine triphosphate (atp) production in pre-implantation embryo. therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of vitrification and in vitro culture of mouse embryos on their mitochondrial distribution and atp content. methods: the embryos at 2-pn, 4-cell and blastocyst stages were collected from the oviduct of st...

It is a well-established fact that adenosine and its receptor subtypes (A 1 and A ) are involved in changes of contractility, heart rate and coronary blood flow (CBF) under different circumstances. This study was conducted to evaluate the role of nitric oxide and prostaglandins in development of these changes. For this purpose, Nitro-L-Arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), and indomethacin as inhibit...

The effect of physiological concentrations of caffeine (purified from Persian tea) on adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity at physiological and pathological concentrations of adenosine (as substrate) in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 7.3) at 37°C was investigated, using UV-VIS spectroscopy. ADA exhibited a bi-phasic activity behavior and both phases showed positive cooperativities indicating adenosine...

besides being a metabolite of nucleotides like atp, adenosine is a mediator of neuronal function in the central nervous system. its actions are mediated by at least three extracellular receptors. in this review different aspects of adenosine such as biosynthesis, release, inactivation and its receptors are discussed. it also covers pre- and postsynaptic effects as well as postreceptor mechanism...

Previous studies indicate that organ fibroblasts play an important role in wound healing, collagen production, remodeling processes and pathogenesis of progressive heart, lung, renal and hepatic fibrotic diseases. Several studies suggest a possible inhibitory role for adenosine in the regulation of fibroblast proliferation. The effect of adenosine A2 agonists on proliferation and differentiatio...