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ArticleNeurochemical research2008

Species comparison of adenosine receptor subtypes in brain and testis.

Gino Giannaccini, Laura Betti, Lionella Palego, Laura Fabbrini, Lara Schmid, Maura Castagna, Laura Giusti, Giovanni Mascia, Antonio Lucacchini

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gino GiannacciniDepartment of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, Pisa 56126, Italy. ggino@farm.unipi.it
Laura Betti
Lionella Palego
Laura Fabbrini
Lara Schmid
Maura Castagna
Laura Giusti
Giovanni Mascia
Antonio Lucacchini
University of Pisa · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed at comparing the binding characteristics of adenosine A(1) and A(2A) receptors (A(1)Rs and A(2A)Rs) in high-expressing cerebral areas, the cortex and striatum respectively, of human, bovine and rat brain. Adenosine A(3) receptor (A(3)R) binding was studied in rat and bovine testis. Results confirmed species differences in AR saturation-displacement binding parameters. To investigate A(3)Rs in CNS, we carried out immunoblot in human brain, resolving two signals, a 52 KDa band with the highest density in hippocampus and a 48 KDa one, slightly more expressed in cortex. Subsequently, A(3)R binding was performed by [(125)I]-4-aminobenzyl-5'-N-methylcarboxamidoadenosine ([(125)I]-AB-MECA) in human hippocampus, revealing an high affinity population of sites and another non saturable component. [(125)I]-AB-MECA first site displacement by N(6 )(3-iodobenzyl)adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide (IB-MECA) and 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopenthyl-xanthine (DPCPX) distinguished two affinity sites, being only in part identified as A(3)Rs. Therefore, A(3)Rs result clearly expressed by Western blot in human brain, but their full CNS characterization needs further investigation.

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternBrainCattleHumansMaleProtein BindingRatsRats, WistarReceptors, Purinergic P1Species SpecificityTestisReceptors, Purinergic P1

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PMID17987385
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