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Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec 23;1808(5):1290–1308. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.12.017

Table 4.

Therapeutic drugs, imaging agents, and clinical candidates that act through adenosine receptors.

Compound Selectivity Company Indication or use (phase)a
Agonists
Adenosine (1) (Adenocard, Adenoscan) A1, A2A Astellas Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (approved), myocardial perfusion imaging (approved), other uses in testing
AMP579 (12) A1, A2 Aventis Myocardial infarction (discontinued)
Apadenoson (16, Stedivaze, BMS068645, ATL146e) A2A Clinical Data Myocardial perfusion imaging (III)
ATL-1222 A2A Clinical Data Acute inflammatory conditions (preclinical)
ATL-313 (17) A2A Clinical Data Ophthalmic disease (preclinical)
BAY 60-6583 (28) A2B Bayer Atherosclerosis (preclinical)
Binodenoson (23, WRC-0470, MRE-0470) A2A Aderis, King Myocardial perfusion imaging (III)
BVT.115959 A2A Biovitrum Diabetic neuropathic pain (II)
Capadenoson (6, BAY68-4986, nonnucleoside) A1 Bayer Schering Atrial fibrillation, chronic treatment (II)
Cl-IB-MECA (30, CF102) A3 Can-Fite Liver cancer (I–II)
CP608,039 (36) A3 Pfizer Cardiac ischemia (discontinued)
GS 9667 (11, CVT-3619) A1 Gilead Hypertriglyceridemia associated with diabetes (I)
GR79236 (9) A1 GlaxoSmithKline Pain, hyperlipidemia (I, discontinued)
GW493838 (7) A1 GlaxoSmithKline Peripheral neuropathic pain (II, discontinued)
IB-MECA (29, CF101) A1 Can-Fite Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, dry eye, and other autoimmune inflammatory diseases (II), glaucoma (II)
MRS3558 (34, CF502) A3 Can-Fite Autoimmune inflammatory diseases (preclinical)
NNC-21-0136 (14) A1 Novo Nordisk Stroke, neurodegeneration (discontinued)
INO 8875 (PJ-875) A1 Inotek Pharmaceuticals Glaucoma (II); atrial fibrillation (discontinued)
Regadenoson (19, Lexiscan, CV-3146) A2A Gilead and Astellas Myocardial perfusion imaging (approved)
RPR749 A1 Aventis Hyperlipidemia (I)
SDZ WAG 94 (13) A1 Sandoz/Novartis Diabetes
Selodenoson (8) A1 Aderis Atrial fibrillation (II)
Sonedenoson (22, MRE-0094) A2A King Diabetic foot ulcers, wound healing (II)
Tecadenoson (10, CVT-510) A1 Gilead Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (III)
UK 432097 (18) A2A Pfizer COPD (II)
Antagonists
ATL 844 A2B Clinical Data and Novartis Asthma and/or diabetes
Naxifylline (43, BG-9719) A1 Biogen-Idec Heart failure (renal function) (discontinued)
Caffeine (38) McMaster University Apnea
CPFPX (88) A1 Research Center Jülich, Germany PET imaging (18F)
FK-453 (45) A1 Astellas Acute renal failure
GS 6201 (67, CVT-6883) A2B Gilead Asthma (I)
Istradefylline (49, KW6002) A2A Kyowa-Hakko Kogyo Parkinson’s disease (III, discontinued)
KF26777 (80) A3 Kyowa-Hakko Kogyo Asthma (preclinical)
LAS38096 (69) A2B Almirall Anti-inflammatory (preclinical)
LAS101057 [192] A2B Almirall Antiasthmatic (I)
L-97-1 (48) A1 Endacea Sepsis (preclinical)
MRE2029-F20 (66) A2B King Anti-inflammatory (preclinical)
OSIP339391 (74) A2B OSI Asthma (preclinical)
OT-7999 (87) A3 Otsuka Glaucoma (preclinical)
Preladenant (58, SCH-420814) A2A Schering-Plough Parkinson’s disease (III)
SCH-442416 (55) A2A Schering-Plough PET imaging (11C)
QAF805 (75) A2B, A3 Novartis Asthma (I)
Rolofylline (41, KW3902, NAX) A1 NovaCardia and Merck Heart failure (renal function) (discontinued)
SLV320 (46) A1 Solvay Heart failure (renal function)
ST-1535 (59) A2A Sigma-Tau Parkinson’s disease (I)
SYN-115 (60) A2A Synosia Therapeutics/UCB (after Synosia Therapeutics) Parkinson’s disease (II), addiction
Theophylline/aminophylline (39) A1 King Faisal University Recovery after anaesthesia
Toponafylline (42, BG-9928) A1 Biogen-Idec Heart failure (renal function) (IIb)
Vipadenant (54, BIIB014, V2006) A2A Vernalis and Biogen-Idec Parkinson’s disease (II)
a

Many of the clinical trials indicated are no longer current.