Functions, dysfunctions and possible therapeutic relevance of adenosine A2A receptors in Huntington's disease

P Popoli, D Blum, A Martire, C Ledent, S Ceruti… - Progress in …, 2007 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to summarize and critically discuss the complex role played by
adenosine A2A receptors (A2ARs) in Huntington's disease (HD). Since A2ARs are mainly …

A critical evaluation of adenosine A2A receptors as potentially “druggable” targets in Huntington's disease

P Popoli, D Blum, MR Domenici… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by
the expansion of a polymorphic CAG trinucleotide repeat encoding a poly-glutamine tract …

Early and transient alteration of adenosine A2A receptor signaling in a mouse model of Huntington disease

A Tarditi, A Camurri, K Varani, PA Borea… - Neurobiology of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Huntington Disease (HD) is characterized by choreic involuntary movements and striatal
vulnerability. A2A receptors expressed on GABAergic striatal neurons have been suggested …

Expression, pharmacology and functional activity of adenosine A1 receptors in genetic models of Huntington's disease

A Ferrante, A Martire, R Pepponi, K Varani… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Adenosine A 1 receptor (A 1 R) stimulation exerts beneficial effects in response to
various insults to the brain and, although it was found neuroprotective in a lesional model of …

Elucidating the role of the A2A adenosine receptor in neurodegeneration using neurons derived from Huntington's disease iPSCs

FL Chiu, JT Lin, CY Chuang, T Chien… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal-dominant degenerative disease caused by a
cytosine-adenine-guanine trinucleotide expansion in the Huntingtin (htt) gene. The most …

Opposite effects of the A2A receptor agonist CGS21680 in the striatum of Huntington's disease versus wild-type mice

A Martire, G Calamandrei, F Felici, ML Scattoni… - Neuroscience …, 2007 - Elsevier
Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. Adenosine A2A
receptors (A2ARs) are involved in excitotoxic/neurodegenerative processes, and A2AR …

Adenosine receptors and Huntington's disease: implications for pathogenesis and therapeutics

D Blum, R Hourez, MC Galas, P Popoli… - The Lancet …, 2003 - thelancet.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating hereditary neurodegenerative disorder, the
progression of which cannot be prevented by any neuroprotective approach, despite major …

What Is the Role of Adenosine Tone and Adenosine Receptors in Huntington's Disease?

D Blum, EC Chern, MR Domenici, L Buée… - The Adenosine …, 2018 - Springer
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused
by a CAG mutation within the IT15 gene encoding huntingtin protein. Even though mutant …

Inactivation of adenosine A2A receptors reverses working memory deficits at early stages of Huntington's disease models

W Li, HB Silva, J Real, YM Wang, D Rial, P Li… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cognitive impairments in Huntington's disease (HD) are attributed to a dysfunction of the
cortico-striatal pathway and significantly affect the quality of life of the patients, but this has …

A2A receptor knockout worsens survival and motor behaviour in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease

S Mievis, D Blum, C Ledent - Neurobiology of disease, 2011 - Elsevier
Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder that leads to
motor, cognitive, and psychiatric disturbances. The primary neuropathological hallmark is …