Adenosine A2A receptors modulate the dopamine D2 receptor‐mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission in the mouse prefrontal cortex

JI Real, AP Simoes, RA Cunha… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Prefrontal cortex (PFC) circuits are modulated by dopamine acting on D1‐and D2‐like
receptors, which are pharmacologically exploited to manage neuropsychiatric conditions …

The role of the D2 dopamine receptor (D2R) in A2A adenosine receptor (A2AR)-mediated behavioral and cellular responses as revealed by A2A and D2 …

JF Chen, R Moratalla, F Impagnatiello… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
The A2AR is largely coexpressed with D2Rs and enkephalin mRNA in the striatum where it
modulates dopaminergic activity. Activation of the A2AR antagonizes D2R-mediated …

Interaction of A2A adenosine and D2 dopamine receptors modulates corticostriatal glutamatergic transmission

A Tozzi, A Tscherter, V Belcastro, M Tantucci… - …, 2007 - Elsevier
Adenosine and dopamine (DA) strongly modulate the neuronal activity in the striatum by pre-
and postsynaptic mechanisms. As several behavioral and molecular studies indicate a …

Increased desensitization of dopamine D2 receptor-mediated response in the ventral tegmental area in the absence of adenosine A2A receptors

R Al-Hasani, JD Foster, A Metaxas, C Ledent… - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
G-protein coupled receptors interact to provide additional regulatory mechanisms for
neurotransmitter signaling. Adenosine A2A receptors are expressed at a high density in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Adenosine A2A Receptors in Striatal Glutamatergic Terminals and GABAergic Neurons Oppositely Modulate Psychostimulant Action and DARPP-32 …

HY Shen, PM Canas, P Garcia-Sanz, JQ Lan… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) are located postsynaptically in striatopallidal GABAergic
neurons, antagonizing dopamine D2 receptor functions, and are also located …

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 …

Pharmacological evidence for different populations of postsynaptic adenosine A2A receptors in the rat striatum

M Orrú, C Quiroz, X Guitart, S Ferré - Neuropharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Adenosine A2A receptors (A2ARs) are highly concentrated in the striatum. Two
pharmacological different functional populations of A2ARs have been recently described …

Behavioral control by striatal adenosine A2A‐dopamine D2 receptor heteromers

J Taura, M Valle‐León, K Sahlholm… - Genes, Brain and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCR) exhibit the ability to form receptor complexes that
include molecularly different GPCR (ie, GPCR heteromers), which endow them with singular …

Anatomy of adenosine A2A receptors in brain: Morphological substrates for integration of striatal function

DL Rosin, BD Hettinger, A Lee, J Linden - Neurology, 2003 - AAN Enterprises
A2A adenosine receptors (A2ARs) are expressed with the greatest abundance in the
striatum and other nuclei of the basal ganglia. The segregated expression of A2ARs on the …