TABLE 1

Affinities of selected adenosine receptor agonists

Ki or EC50 (nM)a
A1A2AA2BbA3
Nonselective Agonists
1Adenosinecca. 100 (h)
73 (r)
310 (h)
150 (r)
15,000 (h)
5,100 (r)
290 (h)
6,500 (r)
6NECA14 (h)
5.1 (r)
2.49 (m)
20 (h)
9.7 (r)
43.4 (m)
1,890 (h)
1,110 (r)
656 (m)
25 (h)
113 (r)
13.2 (m)
A1AR-Selective Agonists
7CCPA0.83 (h)
1.3 (r)
0.269 (m)
2270 (h)
950 (r)
988 (m)
18,800 (h)
6,160 (r)
25.300 (m)
38 (h)
237 (r)
15.6 (m)
82′-MeCCPA3.3 (h)9,580 (h)37.600 (h)1.150 (h)
9(S)-ENBAn.d. (h)
0.34 (r)
n.d. (h)
477 (r)
n.d.282 (h)
915 (r)
A2AAR-Selective Agonists
10CGS21680289 (h)
1800 (r)
961 (m)
27 (h)
19 (r)
13.7 (m)
>10,000 (h)
>10,000 (r)
>10,000 (m)
67 (h)
584 (r)
93.0 (m)
11UK-432,097n.d.4n.d.n.d.
12PSB-0777541 (h)
≥10,000 (r)
360 (h)
44.4 (r)
>10,000 (h)>10,000 (h)
2Regadenoson>10,000 (h)290 (h)>10,000 (h)>10,000 (h)
A2BAR-Selective (Partial) Agonist
13BAY 60-6583387 (h)
514 (r)
351 (m)
>10,000 (h)
>10,000 (r)
>10,000 (m)
3–10 (h, EC50)
114 (h)
100 (r)
136 (m)
223 (h)
2,750 (r)
3,920 (m)
A3AR-Selective Agonists
14Cl-IB-MECA
(CF102, Namodenoson)
220 (h)
280 (r)
35 (m)
5360 (h)
470 (r)
290 (m)
>10,000 (h)
1,210 (r)
44,300 (m)
1.4 (h)
0.33 (r)
0.18 (m)
15HEMADO330 (h)1200 (h)>30,000 (h)1.10 (h)
16MRS5698>10,000 (h)
>10,000 (m)
>10,000 (h)
>10,000 (m)
assumed to be inactive3.49 (h)
3.08 (m)
  • h, human; Ki, inhibition constant; m, mouse; n.d., no data; r, rat.

  • adata (if available from Ki values from radioligand binding assays) are taken from the literature cited in the text.

  • bmost A2BAR data are from functional studies (cAMP accumulation).

  • cadenosine data are from functional studies (cAMP accumulation).