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      Demonstration of a Putative Adenosine Receptor in Rabbit Aorta

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          This study demonstrates the existence of adenosine receptor(s) in a homogeneous population of cultured smooth muscle cells and intact muscle strips from rabbit aorta. Binding assays with <sup>3</sup>H-adenosine were performed using the crude microsomal fraction of the cultured cells. Adenosine binding was reversible and displayed a single species of saturable binding sites. The nuclear and soluble fractions showed negligible binding. Adenosine uptake blockers (e.g., nitrobenzylthioinosine, dipyridamole) had no effect on its binding. Theophylline inhibited the binding and the relaxation of aortic strips to adenosine. The data suggest the existence of specific binding sites for adenosine on the surface of aortic smooth muscle cells.

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          Journal
          JVR
          J Vasc Res
          10.1159/issn.1018-1172
          Journal of Vascular Research
          S. Karger AG
          1018-1172
          1423-0135
          1982
          1982
          19 September 2008
          : 19
          : 3
          : 117-125
          Affiliations
          aDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala., USA; bDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., USA
          Article
          158378 Blood Vessels 1982;19:117–125
          10.1159/000158378
          fd3eecd0-7656-4b5e-8fa6-a95825f494dd
          © 1982 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 19 March 1981
          : 31 August 1981
          Page count
          Pages: 9
          Categories
          Research Paper

          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Aortic strips,Vascular smooth muscle cells,Theophylline,Adenosine receptor,Adenine nucleotides

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