A new class of adenosine receptors in brain: Characterization by 2-chloro( sup 3 H)adenosine binding
Abstract
Considerable evidence has accumulated in recent years to support a role for adenosine as an important physiological modulator in many mammalian tissues. In brain, adenosine is a potent depressant of neuronal firing and synaptic transmission. The exact mechanisms by which adenosine analogs depress nerve cell activity in the brain are not clear. Despite considerable investigation, neither the A1 nor the A2 adenosine receptors associated with adenylate cyclase have been able to account adequately for the actions of adenosine in brain. It has been proposed that additional adenosine receptors, possibly linked to calcium channels, are present in the central nervous system and are responsible for the physiological actions of adenosine. In this thesis, evidence is provided for the existence of a novel class of adenosine receptors in rat brain. The methods used to identify this new class of receptors involved radioligand binding techniques which have been successfully employed to characterize the properties of many neurotransmitter and drug receptors. 2-Chloro({sup 3}H)adenosine (Cl({sup 3}H)Ado) was selected as the ligand for these experiments since is a water-soluble, metabolically-stable analog of adenosine and a potent depressant of synaptic transmission in brain. The results demonstrate the presence of a distinct class of 2-chloro({sup 3}H)adenosine binding sitesmore »
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- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA)
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- 5614290
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- Miscellaneous
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- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ADENOSINE; RECEPTORS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANES; LIGANDS; NERVE CELLS; RATS; TRACER TECHNIQUES; TRITIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMAL CELLS; ANIMALS; BODY; CELL CONSTITUENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; KINETICS; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; RIBOSIDES; RODENTS; SOMATIC CELLS; VERTEBRATES; 550201* - Biochemistry- Tracer Techniques
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Chin, Jerome Hsicheng. A new class of adenosine receptors in brain: Characterization by 2-chloro( sup 3 H)adenosine binding. United States: N. p., 1988.
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title = {A new class of adenosine receptors in brain: Characterization by 2-chloro( sup 3 H)adenosine binding},
author = {Chin, Jerome Hsicheng},
abstractNote = {Considerable evidence has accumulated in recent years to support a role for adenosine as an important physiological modulator in many mammalian tissues. In brain, adenosine is a potent depressant of neuronal firing and synaptic transmission. The exact mechanisms by which adenosine analogs depress nerve cell activity in the brain are not clear. Despite considerable investigation, neither the A1 nor the A2 adenosine receptors associated with adenylate cyclase have been able to account adequately for the actions of adenosine in brain. It has been proposed that additional adenosine receptors, possibly linked to calcium channels, are present in the central nervous system and are responsible for the physiological actions of adenosine. In this thesis, evidence is provided for the existence of a novel class of adenosine receptors in rat brain. The methods used to identify this new class of receptors involved radioligand binding techniques which have been successfully employed to characterize the properties of many neurotransmitter and drug receptors. 2-Chloro({sup 3}H)adenosine (Cl({sup 3}H)Ado) was selected as the ligand for these experiments since is a water-soluble, metabolically-stable analog of adenosine and a potent depressant of synaptic transmission in brain. The results demonstrate the presence of a distinct class of 2-chloro({sup 3}H)adenosine binding sites in rat forebrain membranes with an apparent K{sub D} of about 10 {mu}M and a B{sub max} of about 60 pmol per mg of protein. Specific 2-chloro ({sup 3}H)adenosine binding is highly specific for adenosine agonists and antagonists. Inhibition of binding by adenosine agonists exhibits an order of potency 2-chloroadenosine > 5{prime}-N-ethylcarboxamide adenosine > ({minus})-N{sup 6}-(R-phenylisopropyl)adenosine, which differs from that of both A1 and A2 adenosine receptors.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5614290},
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place = {United States},
year = {1988},
month = {1}
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