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  • Title: Functional coupling between A1 adenosine receptors and G-proteins in rat hippocampal membranes assessed by high-affinity GTPase activity.
    Author: Odagaki Y, Fuxe K.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1995 Nov; 116(6):2691-7. PubMed ID: 8590991.
    Abstract:
    1. In order to investigate the functional interaction between adenosine receptors and G-proteins in native brain membranes, stimulation of high-affinity GTPase activity by adenosine receptor agonists was characterized in rat hippocampal membranes. 2. Addition of 1 microM R-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine (R-PIA), a selective A1 adenosine receptor agonist, augmented the Vmax of the low-KM GTPase by 51%, with a slight increase in the KM value. 3. Several adenosine receptor agonists stimulated the high-affinity GTPase activity in a concentration-dependent manner, with a rank order of potency indicative of the involvement of A1 adenosine receptor subtype as follows: R-PIA > N6-cyclohexyladenosine > 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine > or = 2-chloroadenosine > S-PIA > CGS 21680, 2-phenylaminoadenosine. 4. The selective A1 adenosine receptor antagonist, 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine, inhibited R-PIA-stimulated high-affinity GTPase activity in a competitive manner, with a KB value of 2.5 nM. 5. The activating effects on high-affinity GTPase of R-PIA (via A1 adenosine receptors) and of 5-HT (via 5-HT1A receptors) were completely additive, indicating that A1 adenosine and 5-HT1A receptors were coupled to distinct pools of G-proteins in hippocampus. 6. Stimulation of high-affinity GTPase activity by adenosine receptor agonists can be used as a valuable measure for the investigation of the functional coupling between A1 adenosine receptors and G-proteins associated with adenylyl cyclase inhibition.
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