The hypoxia-adenosine link during myocardial ischemia—reperfusion injury

W Ruan, X Ma, IH Bang, Y Liang, JD Muehlschlegel… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite increasing availability and more successful interventional approaches to restore
coronary reperfusion, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is a substantial cause of …

[HTML][HTML] Adenosine receptor signalling as a driver of pulmonary fibrosis

E Cash, AT Goodwin, AL Tatler - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis is a debilitating and life-limiting lung condition in which the damage-
response mechanisms of mixed-population cells within the lungs go awry. The tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting myocardial equilibrative nucleoside transporter ENT1 provides cardioprotection by enhancing myeloid Adora2b signaling

W Ruan, J Li, S Choi, X Ma, Y Liang, R Nair, X Yuan… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Previous studies implicate extracellular adenosine signaling in attenuating myocardial
ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI). This extracellular adenosine signaling is terminated by …

The resurgence of the Adora2b receptor as an immunotherapeutic target in pancreatic cancer

LN Strickland, EY Faraoni, W Ruan, X Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by a dense desmoplastic
stroma that impedes drug delivery, reduces parenchymal blood flow, and suppresses the …

Alternative adenosine receptor activation: the netrin-Adora2b link

X Yuan, T Mills, MF Doursout, SE Evans… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
During hypoxia or inflammation, extracellular adenosine levels are elevated. Studies using
pharmacologic approaches or genetic animal models pertinent to extracellular adenosine …

Probiotic-derived ecto-5'-nucleotidase produces anti-Inflammatory adenosine metabolites in Treg-deficient scurfy mice

Y Liu, SA Armbrister, B Okeugo, TW Mills… - Probiotics and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Probiotic Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 (DSM 17938) prolongs the survival
of Treg-deficient scurfy (SF) mice and reduces multiorgan inflammation by a process …

A2B Adenosine receptor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pursuing proper pit stop to interfere with disease progression

WI Effendi, T Nagano - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purine nucleotides and nucleosides are involved in various human physiological and
pathological mechanisms. The pathological deregulation of purinergic signaling contributes …

Purinergic and adenosinergic signaling in pancreatobiliary diseases

EY Faraoni, C Ju, SC Robson, HK Eltzschig… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), other nucleotides, and the nucleoside analogue,
adenosine, all have the capacity to modulate cellular signaling pathways. The cellular …

Genetic determinants of the acute respiratory distress syndrome

E Suarez-Pajes, E Tosco-Herrera… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition that arises
from multiple causes, including sepsis, pneumonia, trauma, and severe coronavirus disease …

Hypoxia-adenosine axis as therapeutic targets for acute respiratory distress syndrome

K Figarella, J Kim, W Ruan, T Mills… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The human respiratory and circulatory systems collaborate intricately to ensure oxygen
delivery to all cells, which is vital for ATP production and maintaining physiological functions …