| Literature DB >> 25652735 |
Kenta Imamura1, Momoko Asai, Kazuhiro Sugamoto, Tomoko Matsumoto, Yumi Yamasaki, Ichiro Kamei, Takahiro Hattori, Masaoki Kishimoto, Seiji Niisaka, Masaomi Kubo, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Yamasaki.
Abstract
In this study, we focused on the anti-inflammatory effect of cordycepin, 3'-deoxyadenosine. Cordycepin potently suppressed nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells in an adenosine receptor-independent manner. In addition, inhibitors for adenosine kinase and nucleoside transporter abrogated the action of cordycepin. Thus, we considered that intracellular metabolism cordycepin is important for the anti-inflammatory effect of cordycepin.Entities:
Keywords: RAW 264.7 cells; adenosine kinase; adenosine receptor; cordycepin; nitric oxide
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25652735 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1008977
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043