Observations placeholder
Immune and inflammatory disease control
Identifier
005300
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2008 Sep;7(9):759-70. doi: 10.1038/nrd2638. Adenosine receptors: therapeutic aspects for inflammatory and immune diseases. Haskó G, Linden J, Cronstein B, Pacher P. Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA. haskoge@umdnj.edu
Adenosine is a key endogenous molecule that regulates tissue function by activating four G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors: A1, A2A, A2B and A3. Cells of the immune system express these receptors and are responsive to the modulatory effects of adenosine in an inflammatory environment.
Animal models of asthma, ischaemia, arthritis, sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease and wound healing have helped to elucidate the regulatory roles of the various adenosine receptors in dictating the development and progression of disease. This recent heightened awareness of the role of adenosine in the control of immune and inflammatory systems has generated excitement regarding the potential use of adenosine-receptor-based therapies in the treatment of infection, autoimmunity, ischaemia and degenerative diseases.
PMID: 18758473