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SUBMITTER: McHugh SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3630758 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McHugh Simon M SM Roman Shilina S Davis Bill B Koch Annelize A Pickett Alison M AM Richardson Jill C JC Miller Sam R SR Wetten Sally S Cox Charles J CJ Karpe Fredrik F Todd John A JA Bullmore Edward T ET
British journal of clinical pharmacology 20120801 2
<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate the effects of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the human P2X₇ receptor gene (P2RX7)--1068G>A (A348T) and 1513A>C (E496A)--on P2X₇ receptor function, using a specific receptor antagonist (GSK1370319A) and prospective genetic stratification.<h4>Methods</h4>Lipopolysaccharide- and ATP-stimulated interleukin-1β production was determined in the presence or absence of GSK1370319A in blood culture from 32 prospectively genotyped subjects.<h4>Results</h4>There w ...[more]