MRS-1706 is a selective
inverse agonist for the
adenosine A2B receptor
Receptor may refer to:
* Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse
*Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a ...
. It inhibits release of
interleukin
Interleukins (ILs) are a group of cytokines (secreted proteins and signal molecules) that are expressed and secreted by white blood cells (leukocytes) as well as some other body cells. The human genome encodes more than 50 interleukins and related ...
s and has an antiinflammatory effect.
References
Xanthines
Phenol ethers
Acetanilides
Aromatic ketones
Adenosine receptor antagonists
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