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1.7.1 Adenosine Receptor Stimulation<br />

It has been shown that stimulation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> adenosine A, receptor mimics <strong>ischaemic</strong><br />

<strong>preconditioning</strong> protection [ 192]. Also blockade <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> receptors during a typical<br />

ischaernic <strong>preconditioning</strong> protocol abolishes card ioprotect ion in <strong>the</strong> rabbit <strong>heart</strong> [192]<br />

and in o<strong>the</strong>r species [ 15,521. These data and o<strong>the</strong>rs established <strong>the</strong> involvement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

adenosine receptor as a mediator <strong>of</strong> ischaernic <strong>preconditioning</strong> protection. There is also<br />

evidence that <strong>preconditioning</strong> involves a subtype <strong>of</strong> adenosine receptor, <strong>the</strong> A., receptor<br />

19 11.<br />

Adenosine is released from Ischaernic myocytes (due to high energy phosphate<br />

breakdown), and is thought to act as a local regulator for <strong>the</strong> modulation <strong>of</strong> cellular<br />

function. Adenosine may also be released from <strong>the</strong> endo<strong>the</strong>lium during ischaernia [29]. It<br />

appears to act on adenosme receptors, subsequently causing protection by modulation <strong>of</strong><br />

a Gj protein. Also, during ischaemia, numerous o<strong>the</strong>r metabolites are released locally by<br />

<strong>the</strong> myocardium. These include catecholamines and bradykinin that have been proposed<br />

as triggers <strong>of</strong> ischemic <strong>preconditioning</strong> [1041. The role <strong>of</strong> adenosine in <strong>ischaemic</strong><br />

<strong>preconditioning</strong> has been extensively examined in various animal models<br />

[15,52,192,281].<br />

Adenosine A, receptors couple to PKC [ 1381 With activation <strong>of</strong> PKC, appearing to be<br />

necessary for <strong>preconditioning</strong> protection to occur in <strong>the</strong> rabbit [3491, <strong>the</strong> rat [281], and<br />

possibly <strong>the</strong> <strong>human</strong> myocardium [282]. Activation <strong>of</strong> PKC causes phosphorylation <strong>of</strong> a<br />

secondary effector protein, possibly <strong>the</strong> MAPK system [46], which may bring about<br />

protection by triggering a sequence <strong>of</strong> biochemical reactions in <strong>the</strong> cytosol. Gi proteins<br />

are also involved in <strong>the</strong> signal transduction pathway <strong>of</strong> ischernic <strong>preconditioning</strong> [306],<br />

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