Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10885825 | Drug Discovery Today | 2014 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Adenosine contributes to the maintenance of tissue integrity by modulating the immune system. Encouraging results have emerged with adenosine receptor ligands for the management of several inflammatory conditions in preclinical and clinical settings. However, therapeutic applications of these drugs are sometimes complicated by the occurrence of serious adverse effects. The scientific community is making intensive efforts to design novel adenosine receptor ligands endowed with greater selectivity or to develop innovative compounds acting as allosteric receptor modulators. In parallel, research is focusing on novel pharmacological entities (designated as adenosine-regulating agents) that can increase, in a site- and event-specific manner, adenosine concentrations at the inflammatory site, thereby minimizing the adverse systemic effects of adenosine.
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Authors
Luca Antonioli, Balázs Csóka, Matteo Fornai, Rocchina Colucci, Endre Kókai, Corrado Blandizzi, György Haskó,