Adenosine A 3 Receptor Deficiency Exerts Unanticipated Protective Effects on the Pressure-Overloaded Left Ventricle
Author(s) -
Zhongbing Lu,
John Fassett,
Xin Xu,
Xinli Hu,
Guangshuo Zhu,
Joel P. French,
Ping Zhang,
Jürgen Schnermann,
Robert J. Bache,
Yingjie Chen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.788307
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , adenosine , nitrotyrosine , pressure overload , atrial natriuretic peptide , muscle hypertrophy , ventricle , phenylephrine , natriuretic peptide , adenosine receptor , fibrosis , receptor , heart failure , blood pressure , nitric oxide synthase , nitric oxide , cardiac hypertrophy , agonist
Endogenous adenosine can protect the overloaded heart against the development of hypertrophy and heart failure, but the contribution of A(1) receptors (A(1)R) and A(3) receptors (A(3)R) is not known.
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