... via A2Aand the A3 adenosine receptors [8,9]. The highly selective A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) agonist IB-MECA (1-deoxy-1-[6-[[(3-iodophenyl)methyl]amino]-9H-9-yl]-N-methyl-β-D-ribofura-nuronamide) ... 6Research articleMethotrexate enhances the anti-inflammatory effect of CF101 via up-regulation of the A3 adenosine receptor expressionAvivit Ochaion1,2, Sara Bar-Yehuda1, Shira Cohn1,2, ... the efficacy of the com-bined treatment, we first examined the mode of action of MTX.It acts as an antagonist of folic acid, subsequently inhibiting the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines....