A<sub>2A</sub>-Adenosine Receptor Reserve for Coronary Vasodilation

John C. Shryock, Stephen Snowdy, Pier Giovanni Baraldi, Barbara Cacciari, Giampiero Spalluto, Angela Monopoli, Ennio Ongini, Stephen P. Baker, Luiz Belardinelli

Circulation · 1998 · 187 citations · 22 references

Abstract

Receptor reserves for 3 A2A-AdoR agonists were large. The receptor reserve for A2A-AdoRs to cause an increase of coronary conductance can explain both the high potency of adenosine to cause coronary vasodilation and the observation that an A2A-AdoR agonist can cause coronary vasodilation without systemic effects.

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