Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists as new agents for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

PJ Richardson, H Kase, PG Jenner - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 1997 - cell.com
There is now good reason to believe that blockade of the adenosine A 2A receptor could be
of value in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Peter J. Richardson, Hiroshi Kase and Peter …

Molecular cloning and characterization of the human A3 adenosine receptor.

CA Salvatore, MA Jacobson… - Proceedings of the …, 1993 - National Acad Sciences
The human A3 adenosine receptor was cloned from a striatal cDNA library using a probe
derived from the homologous rat sequence. The cDNA encodes a protein of 318 amino …

[HTML][HTML] Presynaptic adenosine receptor heteromers as key modulators of glutamatergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission in the striatum

S Ferré, LI Sarasola, C Quiroz, F Ciruela - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Adenosine plays a very significant role in modulating striatal glutamatergic and
dopaminergic neurotransmission. In the present essay we first review the extensive …

[HTML][HTML] A2A adenosine receptors from rat striatum and rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells: characterization with radioligand binding and by activation of adenylate …

I HIDE, WL PADGETI, KA JACOBSON… - Molecular …, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A2A Adenosine Receptors from Rat Striatum and Rat Pheochromocytoma PC12 Cells:
Characterization with Radioligand Binding and by Activation of Adenylate Cyclase - PMC …

Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway

C Quiroz, R Luján, M Uchigashima… - The Scientific World …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Basal ganglia processing results from a balanced activation of direct and indirect striatal
efferent pathways, which are controlled by dopamine D1 and D2 receptors, respectively …

Molecular cloning and characterisation of a human brain A1 adenosine receptor cDNA

A Townsend-Nicholson, J Shine - Molecular brain research, 1992 - Elsevier
Using the sequence conservation in the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily, we have
isolated an adenosine A 1 receptor cDNA from a human hippocampal cDNA library by …

A critical role of the adenosine A2A receptor in extrastriatal neurons in modulating psychomotor activity as revealed by opposite phenotypes of striatum and forebrain …

HY Shen, JE Coelho, N Ohtsuka… - Journal of …, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
The function of striatal adenosine A 2A receptors (A 2A Rs) is well recognized because of
their high expression levels and the documented antagonistic interaction between A 2A Rs …

Inhibition of brain adenylate cyclase by A1 adenosine receptors: pharmacological characteristics and locations

C Ebersolt, J Premonta, A Prochiantz, M Perez… - Brain research, 1983 - Elsevier
When tested under conditions reducing the endogenous production of adenosine (presence
of adenosine deaminase (ADA) 1.6 IU/ml; and deoxyadenosine triphosphate (d-ATP)), and …

An update on adenosine A2A-dopamine D2 receptor interactions: implications for the function of G protein-coupled receptors

S Ferre, C Quiroz, AS Woods, R Cunha… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Adenosine A2A-dopamine D2 receptor interactions play a very important role in striatal
function. A2A-D2 receptor interactions provide an example of the capabilities of information …

Adenosine A2A receptor and dopamine D3 receptor interactions: evidence of functional A2A/D3 heteromeric complexes

M Torvinen, D Marcellino, M Canals, LF Agnati… - Molecular …, 2005 - ASPET
Adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptors have been shown previously to form
heteromeric complexes and interact at the level of agonist binding, G protein coupling, and …