Efficacy of istradefylline for gait disorders with freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: a single-arm, open-label, prospective, multicenter study

M Iijima, S Orimo, H Terashi, M Suzuki… - Expert Opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Gait disorders are common in Parkinson's disease patients who respond
poorly to dopaminergic treatment. Blockade of adenosine A2A receptors is expected to …

Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists improve deficits in initiation of movement and sensory motor integration in the unilateral 6‐hydroxydopamine rat model of …

A Pinna, S Pontis, F Borsini, M Morelli - Synapse, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence obtained in rodent and primate models of Parkinson's disease (PD) and
preliminary clinical trials, indicates that adenosine A2A receptor antagonists might represent …

Plastic control of striatal glutamatergic transmission by ensemble actions of several neurotransmitters and targets for drugs of abuse

DM Lovinger, JG Partridge… - Annals of the New York …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐lasting alterations in the efficacy of glutamatergic synapses, such as long‐term
potentiation (LTP) and long‐term depression (LTD), are prominent models for mechanisms …

Suppression of adenosine 2a receptor (A2aR)-mediated adenosine signaling improves disease phenotypes in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S kah Ng, H Higashimori, M Tolman, Y Yang - Experimental neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease in
which the majority of upper and lower motor neurons are degenerated. Despite intensive …

Role of adenosine A2A receptors in motor control: relevance to Parkinson's disease and dyskinesia

A Pinna, M Serra, M Morelli, N Simola - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2018 - Springer
Adenosine is an endogenous purine nucleoside that regulates several physiological
functions, at the central and peripheral levels. Besides, adenosine has emerged as a major …

[HTML][HTML] The challenge of developing adenosine A2A antagonists for Parkinson disease: Istradefylline, preladenant, and tozadenant

PA LeWitt, SD Aradi, RA Hauser, O Rascol - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laboratory and clinical experience have pointed to the value of targeting motor pathways
emerging from the striatum to treat problems arising in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) …

In vitro pharmacological profile of the A2A receptor antagonist istradefylline

M Saki, K Yamada, E Koshimura, K Sasaki… - … archives of pharmacology, 2013 - Springer
Adenosine A 2A receptors are suggested to be a promising non-dopaminergic target for the
treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Istradefylline is an adenosine A 2A receptor …

Compounds specific to adenosine A1 receptors and uses thereof

AL Castelhano, B McKibben, DJ Witter - US Patent 6,680,322, 2004 - Google Patents
Lee T, et al.,(2000)“Protective effects of renal ischemic preconditioning and adenosine
pretreatment: role of A1 and A3 receptors”, Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol., 278: F380–F387 …

Purinergic receptors in basal ganglia diseases: shared molecular mechanisms between Huntington's and Parkinson's disease

T Glaser, R Andrejew, A Oliveira-Giacomelli… - Neuroscience …, 2020 - Springer
Huntington's (HD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD) are neurodegenerative disorders caused
by the death of GABAergic and dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-type-specific interrogation of CeA Drd2 neurons to identify targets for pharmacological modulation of fear extinction

KM McCullough, NP Daskalakis, G Gafford… - Translational …, 2018 - nature.com
Behavioral and molecular characterization of cell-type-specific populations governing fear
learning and behavior is a promising avenue for the rational identification of potential …