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16820221

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-24
pubmed:abstractText
Hydrophilic purine and pyrimidine nucleosides rely on specialized carrier proteins for their membrane translocation. The recent identification of two gene families encoding equilibrative and concentrative nucleoside transporters in mammals and other organisms has provided the essential breakthrough to a more complete understanding of the biological significance of nucleoside transport. Although nucleoside salvage is a primary function of these proteins, recent data indicate functions beyond metabolic recycling. In brain and spinal cord, for example, nucleoside transporters have the potential to regulate synaptic levels of neuroactive purines such as adenosine and, thereby, indirectly modulate physiological processes through G-protein-coupled purine P1 receptors. As described in this review, recent research indicates novel putative functions for CNS nucleoside transporters in sleep, arousal, drug and alcohol addiction, nociception and analgesia. The therapeutic use of nucleoside analogue drugs and nucleoside transporter inhibitors in viral, neoplastic, cardiovascular and infectious disease is also described.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0165-6147
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
416-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Nucleoside transporters: from scavengers to novel therapeutic targets.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. a.e.king@leeds.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't