Adenosine is an endogenous nucleoside that is distributed throughout human cells. It can directly enter the myocardium to generate adenylate through phosphorylation, which participates in myocardial energy metabolism, and also participates in dilating coronary blood vessels and increasing blood flow. It can be used to treat supraventricular tachycardia. Adenosine has physiological effects on the cardiovascular system and many other systems and tissues of the body. Adenosine is an important intermediate used to synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenine, adenylate, and arabino adenosine.
Adenosine plays an important role in biochemistry, including adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or adeno-bisphosphate (ADP) form of transfer of energy, or to cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) for signal transmission and so on. Inoltre, adenosine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter (inhibitory neurotransmitter), may promote sleep.
