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Categories: Antiarrhythmic agents Vasodilators Nucleosides Purines Articles needing additional references from December 2007 |
Summary Of: AdenosineAdenosine plays an important role in... Adenosine is an endogenous purine nucleoside that modulates many physiologic processes... Cellular signaling by adenosine occurs through four known adenosine receptor subtypes... Extracellular adenosine concentrations from normal cells are approximately 300 nM... the function of adenosine is primarily that of cytoprotection preventing tissue damage during instances of... while the A1 and A3 adenosine receptors couple to G... which has been reported to mediate adenosine inhibition of Ca2... Adenosine is a potent anti... Topical treatment of adenosine to foot wounds in... Topical administration of adenosine for use in wound healing deficiencies and diabetes mellitus in humans is currently under clinical... This feature allows physicians to use adenosine to test for blockages in the coronary arteries... adenosine is used to help identify the rhythm... Adenosine has an indirect effect on atrial tissue causing a shortening of the refractory period... adenosine has been shown to initiate... the ventricular response rate is temporarily slowed with adenosine in such cases... Because of the effects of adenosine on AV node... adenosine is considered a class V... When adenosine is used to... mode of action is as an antagonist of adenosine receptors in the brain... of adenosine receptors in the brain... The pharmacological effects of adenosine may therefore be blunted in individuals who are taking large quantities of... adenosine has an inhibitory effect in the... credited to its inhibition of adenosine by binding to the same receptors... and therefore effectively blocking adenosine receptors in the CNS... This reduction in adenosine activity leads to increased activity of the... patients on theophylline since methylxanthines prevent binding of adenosine at receptor sites... because adenosine potentiates the effects of these drugs... adenosine may be administered if equipment for cardioversion is immediately available as a backup... or nausea after administration of adenosine due to its vasodilatory effects... When adenosine enters the circulation... allows adenosine to accumulate in the blood stream...Encyclodia Page On: Adenosine |
