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Mechanisms of induction of adenosine receptor genes and its functional significance.

ABSTRACT: Adenosine is a metabolite generated and released from cells, particularly under injury or stress. It elicits protective or damaging responses via signaling through the adenosine receptors, including the adenylyl cyclase inhibitory A(1) and A(3), and the adenylyl cyclase stimulatory A(2A) and A(2B). Multiple adenosine receptor types, including stimulatory and inhibitory, can be found in the same cell, suggesting that a careful balance of adenosine receptor expression in a particular cell is necessary for a specific adenosine-induced response. This balance could be controlled by differential expression of the adenosine receptor genes under different stimuli. Here, we have reviewed an array of studies that have characterized basal or induced expression of the adenosine receptors and common as well as distinct mechanisms of effect, in hopes that ongoing studies on this topic will further elucidate detailed mechanisms of adenosine receptor regulation, leading to potential therapeutic applications.

SUBMITTER: St Hilaire C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3265330 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mechanisms of induction of adenosine receptor genes and its functional significance.

St Hilaire Cynthia C Carroll Shannon H SH Chen Hongjie H Ravid Katya K

Journal of cellular physiology 20090101 1

Adenosine is a metabolite generated and released from cells, particularly under injury or stress. It elicits protective or damaging responses via signaling through the adenosine receptors, including the adenylyl cyclase inhibitory A(1) and A(3), and the adenylyl cyclase stimulatory A(2A) and A(2B). Multiple adenosine receptor types, including stimulatory and inhibitory, can be found in the same cell, suggesting that a careful balance of adenosine receptor expression in a particular cell is neces ...[more]

PMID: 18767039

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Mechanisms of induction of adenosine receptor genes and its functional significance.

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Mechanisms of induction of adenosine receptor genes and its functional significance.

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