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 …

Adenosine A2A receptor in the monkey basal ganglia: Ultrastructural localization and colocalization with the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the striatum

JW Bogenpohl, SL Ritter, RA Hall… - Journal of Comparative …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) is a potential drug target for the treatment of
Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders. In rodents, the therapeutic efficacy of …

Distribution, biochemistry and function of striatal adenosine A2A receptors

P Svenningsson, C Le Moine, G Fisone… - Progress in …, 1999 - Elsevier
It is well known that the nucleoside adenosine exerts a modulatory influence in the central
nervous system by activating G protein coupled receptors. Adenosine A2A receptors, the …

Ultrastructural localization of adenosine A2A receptors suggests multiple cellular sites for modulation of GABAergic neurons in rat striatum

BD Hettinger, A Lee, J Linden… - Journal of Comparative …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Activation of adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) has been shown to antagonize the function of
D2 dopaminergic regulation of striatal γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA)‐ergic output and, thus …

[HTML][HTML] Adenosine A2A Receptors and A2A Receptor Heteromers as Key Players in Striatal Function

S Ferré, C Quiroz, M Orru, X Guitart… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
A very significant density of adenosine A2A receptors (A2ARs) is present in the striatum,
where they are preferentially localized postsynaptically in striatopallidal medium spiny …

Adenosine A2 receptors regulate the gene expression of striatopallidal and striatonigral neurons

SN Schiffmann, JJ Vanderhaeghen - Journal of Neuroscience, 1993 - Soc Neuroscience
Adenosine acts as a neuromodulator through A1 and A2 receptors. The adenosine analogs
have been recognized, among other effects, as strong depressors of the locomotor activity …

Adenosine receptor neurobiology: overview

JF Chen, C Lee, Y Chern - International review of neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Adenosine is a naturally occurring nucleoside that is distributed ubiquitously throughout the
body as a metabolic intermediary. In the brain, adenosine functions as an important …

Adenosine A2A receptors and basal ganglia physiology

SN Schiffmann, G Fisone, R Moresco, RA Cunha… - Progress in …, 2007 - Elsevier
Adenosine A2A receptors are highly enriched in the basal ganglia system. They are
predominantly expressed in enkephalin-expressing GABAergic striatopallidal neurons and …

Different synaptic and subsynaptic localization of adenosine A2A receptors in the hippocampus and striatum of the rat

N Rebola, PM Canas, CR Oliveira, RA Cunha - Neuroscience, 2005 - Elsevier
Adenosine A2A receptors are most abundant in the striatum where they control the
striatopallidal pathway thus controlling locomotion. Extra-striatal A2A receptors are …

Receptor heteromerization in adenosine A2A receptor signaling: Relevance for striatal function and Parkinson's disease

K Fuxe, LF Agnati, K Jacobsen, J Hillion, M Canals… - Neurology, 2003 - AAN Enterprises
Recently evidence has been presented that adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptors
form functional heteromeric receptor complexes as demonstrated in human neuroblastoma …