Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2015 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Effects of a Proprietary Standardized Orthosiphon stamineus Ethanolic Leaf Extract on Enhancing Memory in Sprague Dawley Rats Possibly via Blockade of Adenosine A2A Receptors Table 2 Adenosine receptor A2A functional assay parameters.
Adenosine A2A adenylyl cyclase Source Human recombinant HEK-293 cells Control 0.1 M NECA Vehicle 0.40% DMSO Incubation time/temp. 10 minutes at 37°C Incubation buffer Modified Hank’s balanced salt solution (HBSS) pH 7.4 Quantitation method HTRF quantitation of cAMP accumulation Significant criteria for agonist ≥50% increase in cAMP relative to NECA response Significant criteria for antagonist ≥50% inhibition of NECA-induced cAMP increase