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A1 adenosine receptors expressed in CHO-cells couple to adenylyl cyclase and to phospholipase C

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A1 adenosine receptors are in general coupled to inhibition of adenylyl cyclase, but have more recently been reported to be capable of also activating phospholipase C. The present study was done in order to investigate whether these different effects can be elicited by a single A1 receptor, or whether A1 receptor subtypes have to be invoked. The cDNA of a rat brain A1 adenosine receptor was stably expressed in CHO-cells, resulting in clones with varying receptor densities; a clone expressing 1.9 pmol receptors/mg membrane protein was used for further characterization. The ligand binding properties of the expressed receptors were typical for the rat A1 adenosine receptor. A1 receptor agonists caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity in the membranes, with maximal inhibition by 70%. A1 receptor stimulation also caused concentration-dependent stimulation of inositol phosphate generation in these cells, with maximal effects of 300%. Both adenylyl cyclase inhibition and enhancement of inositol phosphate generation were essentially abolished after pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin. These results indicate that a single A1 adenosine receptor can couple to two effector pathways, and that both effectors are activated via pertussis toxin sensitive G proteins.

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Abbreviations

CHA:

N6-cyclohexyladenosine

CPA:

N6-cyclopentyladenosine

DPCPX:

8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine

NECA:

5′-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine

R-PIA:

R-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine

IP1 :

inositol monophosphates

IP2 :

inositol bisphosphates

IP3 :

inositol trisphosphates

PCR:

polymerase chain reaction

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  1. Laboratorium für molekulare Biologic der Universitat München, Am Klopferspitz 18A, D-82152, Martinsried, Germany

    Sebastian Freund, Martin Ungerer & Martin J. Lohse

  2. Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologic der Universität Würzburg, D-97078, Würzburg, Germany

    Sebastian Freund, Martin Ungerer & Martin J. Lohse

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Freund, S., Ungerer, M. & Lohse, M.J. A1 adenosine receptors expressed in CHO-cells couple to adenylyl cyclase and to phospholipase C. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 350, 49–56 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180010

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