2025 Spring International Convention of
The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea

2025 Spring
International Convention of PSK

04.21(MON) - 04.22(TUE)
D+26

Abstracts

P1-10

Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of A2A/A2B adenosine receptor dual antagonist

  • Chaeyeon kim1,2, Inah Hwang*1,2
  • 1College of Pharmacy and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
  • 2Graduate Program in Innovative Biomaterials Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea

Extracellular adenosine is an immunosuppressive metabolite that accumulates at higher levels in the tumor microenvironment (TME) compared to normal tissues. Adenosine signaling, through the activation of A2A and A2B adenosine receptors (ARs), suppresses anti-tumor immunity, which leads to a decrease in the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). To overcome these limitations, we developed novel dual A2A/A2B AR antagonists, YU0133 and YU0395. We evaluated whether those dual antagonists could counteract adenosine-mediated immunosuppressive signaling and enhance anti-tumor immunity in combination with ICIs.In western blot analysis, pre-treatment with the dual antagonists followed by stimulation of 5'-N-Ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA), an adenosine receptor agonist, resulted in a reduction of CREB phosphorylation in T lymphoblast and colorectal cancer cell lines. These results demonstrated that YU compounds effectively inhibit NECA-mediated adenosine signaling activation. Additionally, intracellular cytokine staining demonstrated that YU compounds restored CD8⁺ T cell function by increasing IFN-γ production. Furthermore, cell proliferation assays indicated that the dual antagonists reduced the viability of various cell lines at high micromolar concentrations, suggesting they have limited direct cytotoxic effects. Collectively, these results suggest that A2A/A2B AR antagonism by YU compounds may improve anti-tumor immunity by disrupting adenosine signaling. 


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2025 Spring Convention

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Conference infomation

Conference Schedule
Apr. 21(Mon) ~ 22(Tue), 2025
Conference Venue
Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center (EXCO) 10 Exco-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Location
Early Registration Period
Feb. 24(Mon) ~ Apr. 14(Mon), 2025
Abstract Submission Period
Feb. 24(Mon) ~ Apr. 3(Thu), 2025
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