International Parkinson and movement disorder society evidence‐based medicine review: update on treatments for the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease

SH Fox, R Katzenschlager, SY Lim, B Barton… - Movement …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The objective of this review was to update evidence‐based medicine
recommendations for treating motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Background …

Purinergic signalling: therapeutic developments

G Burnstock - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Purinergic signalling, ie, the role of nucleotides as extracellular signalling molecules, was
proposed in 1972. However, this concept was not well accepted until the early 1990's when …

The belated US FDA approval of the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist istradefylline for treatment of Parkinson's disease

JF Chen, RA Cunha - Purinergic signalling, 2020 - Springer
After more than two decades of preclinical and clinical studies, on August 27, 2019, the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the adenosine A 2A receptor antagonist …

How does adenosine control neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration?

RA Cunha - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine modulation system mostly operates through inhibitory A1 (A1R) and
facilitatory A2A receptors (A2AR) in the brain. The activity‐dependent release of adenosine …

Compensatory mechanisms in Parkinson's disease: circuits adaptations and role in disease modification

J Blesa, I Trigo-Damas, M Dileone, NLG Del Rey… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The motor features of Parkinson's disease (PD) are well known to manifest only when striatal
dopaminergic deficit reaches 60–70%. Thus, PD has a long pre-symptomatic and pre-motor …

Adenosine receptor antagonists: Recent advances and therapeutic perspective

A Saini, R Patel, S Gaba, G Singh, GD Gupta… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adenosine is an endogenous purine-based nucleoside expressed nearly in all body tissues.
It regulates various body functions by activating four G-protein coupled receptors, A 1, A 2A …

Purinergic signalling and neurological diseases: an update

G Burnstock - CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Purinergic signalling, ie ATP as an extracellular signalling molecule and cotransmitter in
both peripheral and central neurons, is involved in the physiology of neurotransmission and …

The therapeutic potential of purinergic signalling

G Burnstock - Biochemical pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
This review is focused on the pathophysiology and therapeutic potential of purinergic
signalling. A wide range of diseases are considered, including those of the central nervous …

Adenosine A2A receptor as potential therapeutic target in neuropsychiatric disorders

MR Domenici, A Ferrante, A Martire, V Chiodi… - Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Adenosine A 2A receptor (A 2A R) is a G-protein coupled receptor that regulates
several important functions in the central nervous system. Large amount of preclinical data …

Allosteric mechanisms within the adenosine A2A–dopamine D2 receptor heterotetramer

S Ferré, J Bonaventura, D Tomasi, G Navarro… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
The structure constituted by a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) homodimer and a G
protein provides a main functional unit and oligomeric entities can be viewed as multiples of …