Adenosine receptors and neurological disease: neuroprotection and neurodegeneration

TW Stone, S Ceruti, MP Abbracchio - Adenosine receptors in health and …, 2009 - Springer
Adenosine receptors modulate neuronal and synaptic function in a range of ways that may
make them relevant to the occurrence, development and treatment of brain ischemic …

[HTML][HTML] Ticagrelor inhibits human platelet aggregation via adenosine in addition to P2Y12 antagonism

S Nylander, EA Femia, M Scavone, P Berntsson… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2013 - Elsevier
Summary Background Ticagrelor, a P2Y 12 antagonist, is an antiplatelet agent approved for
the treatment of acute coronary syndromes; it also inhibits adenosine uptake by erythrocytes …

Drug addiction as a disorder of associative learning: role of nucleus accumbens shell/extended amygdala dopamine

G DI CHIARA, G Tanda, V BASSAREO… - Annals of the New …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional reinforcers phasically stimulate dopamine transmission in the nucleus
accumbens shell. This property undergoes one‐trial habituation consistent with a role of …

Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists are potential antidepressants: evidence based on pharmacology and A2A receptor knockout mice

ME Yacoubi, C Ledent, M Parmentier… - British journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Adenosine, an ubiquitous neuromodulator, and its analogues have been shown to produce
'depressant'effects in animal models believed to be relevant to depressive disorders, while …

Purification and characterization of the human adenosine A2a receptor functionally expressed in Escherichia coli

HM Weiß, R Grisshammer - European Journal of Biochemistry, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine A2a receptor belongs to the seven transmembrane helix G‐protein‐coupled
receptor family, is abundant in striatum, vasculature and platelets and is involved in several …

Adenosine receptor control of cognition in normal and disease

JF Chen - International review of neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Adenosine and adenosine receptors (ARs) are increasingly recognized as important
therapeutic targets for controlling cognition under normal and disease conditions for its dual …

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 …

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 …

Antiparkinsonian effect of a new selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist in MPTP-treated monkeys

R Grondin, PJ Bedard, AH Tahar, L Gregoire, A Mori… - Neurology, 1999 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Chronic treatment with l-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-dopa) is often
associated with motor side effects in PD patients. The search for new therapeutic …

Functions of neuronal adenosine receptors

HL Haas, O Selbach - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2000 - Springer
Endogenous adenosine in nervous tissue, a central link between energy metabolism and
neuronal activity, varies according to behavioral state and (patho) physiological conditions; it …