Pharmacology of Purine and Pyrimidine Receptors
This is an overview of the fast-moving field of purinergic signalling through adenosine and ATP receptors.
Audience
Pharmacologists, immunologists, and biochemists.
Included in series
Advances in Pharmacology
Advances in Pharmacology
Hardbound, 558 Pages
Published: June 2011
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-385526-8
Contents
- The structure of the adenosine receptors: implications for drug discovery J. Robert Lane, Veli-Pekka Jaakola, Adriaan P. IJzerman
- Adenosine Receptors in Health and Disease Stefania Gessi, Stefania Merighi, Katia Varani, and Pier Andrea Borea
- Adenosine and the Regulation of Metabolism and Body Temperature Bertil Fredholm, Stina M. Johansson and Ying-Qing Wang
- Regulation of Leukocyte Function by Adenosine Receptors Joel Linden
- Role of Adenosine A2B Receptors in Inflammation Igor Feoktistov and Italo Biaggioni
- Interplay of Hypoxia and A2B Adenosine Receptors in Tissue Protection Michael Koeppen, Tobias Eckle, and Holger Eltzschig
- Allosteric Modulation of Purine and Pyrimidine Receptors Kenneth Jacobson, Zhan-Guo Gao, Aniko Göblyös, and Adriaan IJzerman
- Molecular Mechanisms of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Release Eduardo R. Lazarowski, Juliana I. Sesma, Lucia Seminario-Vidal, and Silvia M. Kreda
- Impact of Ectoenzymes on Purinergic Signalling Filip Kukulski, Sébastien A. Lévesque, and Jean Sévigny
- Ectonucleotidases as Regulators of Purinergic Signaling in Inflammation and Thrombosis Simon C. Robson and Silvia Deaglio
- P2X Receptors in Health and Disease Geoffrey Burnstock and Charles Kennedy
- Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Structure of the P2Y Receptors Ivar von Kügelgen and T. Kendall Harden 2
- P2Y Receptors in Health and Disease David Erlinge
- P2 Receptor Signaling in Neurons and Glia of the Central Nervous System Laszlo Köles Anna Leichsenring, Patrizia Rubini and Peter Illes
- Role of Purinergic Receptors in Neuroprotection

