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New Research: Abacavir Increases Purinergic P2X7 Receptor Activation by ATP: Does a Pro-inflammatory Synergism Underlie Its Cardiovascular Toxicity? https://t.co/pKZglNn5Uv #pharmacology
New Research: Abacavir Increases Purinergic P2X7 Receptor Activation by ATP: Does a Pro-inflammatory Synergism Underlie Its Cardiovascular Toxicity? https://t.co/pKZglNn5Uv #pharmacology
In https://t.co/oy6E9RfnAv we show how the antiretroviral Abacavir acts as a positive allosteric modulator of P2X7R, turning low concentrations of endogenous ATP into a functional proinflammatory agonist of the receptor #hiv #inflammation #P2X7R #abacavi