PMID- 8632724 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960628 LR - 20190701 IS - 0024-3205 (Print) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 58 IP - 9 DP - 1996 TI - Adaptive changes in adenosine receptors following long-term treatment with the adenosine receptor agonist R-phenylisopropyl adenosine. PG - 769-76 AB - Changes in brain A1 and A2A receptors and in the corresponding mRNA were studied using quantitative receptor autoradiography and in situ hybridisation. [3H]-DPCPX was used as an antagonist ligand at A1 receptors and [3H]-CGS 21680 as an agonist ligand at A2A receptors. Treatment of rats with the relatively A1 receptor selective adenosine analogue R-PIA (0.3 mg/kg) for 7 days in the presence of the peripherally acting antagonist 8-p-sulfophenyltheophylline (8-PST; 10 mg/kg) caused a decrease in the binding of the A1 receptor ligand, but not in that of the A2A receptor ligand. The effect on A1 receptors was also seen in the presence of 100 microM GTP that decreases agonist binding to insignificant levels. There was no change in either A1 or A2A receptor mRNA. No significant changes were detected following administration of either R-PIA or 8-PST alone. These results thus demonstrate an effect on brain A1 receptors after systemic administration of R-PIA in the presence of a peripherally acting adenosine antagonist, demonstrating that, under these conditions, the agonist reaches receptors in significant amounts. FAU - Fernandez, M AU - Fernandez M AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Divison of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Svenningsson, P AU - Svenningsson P FAU - Fredholm, B B AU - Fredholm BB LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Purinergic P1) RN - 0 (Xanthines) RN - 29193-86-0 (Phenylisopropyladenosine) RN - 80206-91-3 (8-(4-sulfophenyl)theophylline) RN - 9PTP4FOI9E (1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine) RN - C137DTR5RG (Theophylline) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Animals MH - Brain/*metabolism MH - Caudate Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cerebellum/metabolism MH - Cerebral Cortex/metabolism MH - Globus Pallidus/metabolism MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Male MH - Organ Specificity MH - Phenylisopropyladenosine/*pharmacology MH - Putamen/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis/biosynthesis MH - Radioligand Assay MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, Purinergic P1/biosynthesis/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Reference Values MH - Theophylline/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Time Factors MH - Xanthines/metabolism EDAT- 1996/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1996/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 1996/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1996/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/01/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0024320595023550 [pii] AID - 10.1016/0024-3205(95)02355-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 1996;58(9):769-76. doi: 10.1016/0024-3205(95)02355-0.