Review Article

The Role of Adenosine A2A Receptor, CYP450s, and PPARs in the Regulation of Vascular Tone

Table 1

List of pharmacological drugs commonly used in vascular response investigation.

ClassReagentsReagents’ full description

Nonspecific AR agonistNECA5′--Ethylcarboxamidoadenosine

Specific AR agonistCGS 216802-p-(2-Carboxyethyl)phenethylamino-5′-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine hydrochloride hydrate

AR antagonistZM2413854-(2-[7-Amino-2-(2-furyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[2,3-a][1,3,5]triazin-5-ylamino]ethyl)phenol
SCH-582617-(2-Phenylethyl)-5-amino-2-(2-furyl)-pyrazolo-[4,3-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine

A1AR agonistCCPA2-Chloro-N6-cyclopentyladenosine

A1AR antagonistDPCPX8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine

eNOSiL-NAMEN-Nitroarginine methyl ester

CYP-epoxygenases inhibitorMS PPOHN-(Methylsulfonyl)-2-(2-propynyloxy)-benzenehexanamide

CYP-hydroxylaseDDMSDibromododecenyl methylsulfimide

Cyclooxygenase inhibitorIndomethacin

sEH inhibitorsAUDA12-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-dodecanoic acid
t-AUCBtrans-4-[4-(3-Adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-cyclohexyloxy]-benzoic acid

EET antagonist14,15-EEZE14,15-Epoxyeicosa-5(z)-enoic acid

20-HETE inhibitorHET0016N-Hydroxy-N′-(4-n-butyl-2-methylphenyl)formamidine

channel blockerGlibenclamide

Mitochondrial- channel blocker5-HD5-Hydroxydecanoate

PPARγ agonistRosiglitazone

PPARα antagonistGW 6471N-((2S)-2-(((1Z)-1-Methyl-3-oxo-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-enyl)amino)-3-(4-(2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)propyl)propanamide