Adenosine uptake inhibitors potentiate the sedative effects of adenosine

Jacqueline Crawley, J. Patel, P. J. Marangos

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Abstract

A major action of adenosine is the induction of profound behavioral inactivity. 6-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-thioinosine (NBI) and 6-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl)-thioguanosine (NBG) have been shown to inhibit adenosine uptake. To investigate the possible synergism between exogenous ligand and reuptake inhibition, mice were treated with NBI or NBG + adenosine. NBI and NBG potentiated the effects of adenosine at doses which did not in themselves induce behavioral inactivity. These behavioral results support the proposed role of NBI and NBG as adenosine uptake site blockers which increase synaptic concentrations of adenosine and postsynaptic responses to adenosine in vivo.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)169-174
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 1983
Externally publishedYes

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Hypnotics and Sedatives
Adenosine
Ligands
4-nitrobenzylthioinosine

Keywords

  • adenosine
  • reuptake inhibition
  • sedation

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  • Neuroscience(all)

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Adenosine uptake inhibitors potentiate the sedative effects of adenosine. / Crawley, Jacqueline; Patel, J.; Marangos, P. J.

In: Neuroscience Letters, Vol. 36, No. 2, 11.04.1983, p. 169-174.

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Crawley, J, Patel, J & Marangos, PJ 1983, 'Adenosine uptake inhibitors potentiate the sedative effects of adenosine', Neuroscience Letters, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 169-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(83)90260-4
Crawley J, Patel J, Marangos PJ. Adenosine uptake inhibitors potentiate the sedative effects of adenosine. Neuroscience Letters. 1983 Apr 11;36(2):169-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(83)90260-4
Crawley, Jacqueline ; Patel, J. ; Marangos, P. J. / Adenosine uptake inhibitors potentiate the sedative effects of adenosine. In: Neuroscience Letters. 1983 ; Vol. 36, No. 2. pp. 169-174.
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