The role of adenosine receptors in the action of theophylline on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy and asthmatic subjects

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1140-1144

  Landells, L J ^a   Jensen, M W ^a   Orr, L M ^a   Spina, D ^a   O'Connor, B J ^a   Page, C P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Asthma; Mononuclear cells; Proliferation; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

2 [4 (2 CARBOXYETHYL)PHENETHYLAMINO]ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR AGONIST; ADENOSINE A2B RECEPTOR; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE DERIVATIVE; ENPROFYLLINE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034100908     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703177     Document Type: Article

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