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Role of G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors in downregulation of inflammation and protection from tissue damage.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Ohta A, Sitkovsky M
Abstract excerpt
Inappropriate or prolonged inflammation is the main cause of many diseases; for this reason it is important to understand the physiological mechanisms that terminate inflammation in vivo. Agonists for several Gs-protein-coupled receptors, including cell-surface adenosine purinergic receptors, can increase levels of immunosuppressive cyclic AMP in immune cells; however, it was unknown whether any of these...
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