

Regadenoson is a coronary vasodilator sold under the trade names Lexiscan (Astella Pharma) and Rapiscan (GE Healthcare). It is an adenosine derivative that acts as an A2A聽adenosine receptor agonist. Recently, M. S. Bynoe and co-workers showed that adenosine released when regadenoson is injected into mice聽聽to admit antibodies and polysaccharides.

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