New insights into the neurobiology of restless legs syndrome

S Ferré, D García-Borreguero, RP Allen… - The …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder, whose basic
components include a sensory experience, akathisia, and a sleep-related motor sign …

Impact of coffee and cacao purine metabolites on neuroplasticity and neurodegenerative disease

S Camandola, N Plick, MP Mattson - Neurochemical research, 2019 - Springer
Increasing evidence suggests that regular consumption of coffee, tea and dark chocolate
(cacao) can promote brain health and may reduce the risk of age-related neurodegenerative …

Novel players in the aging synapse: impact on cognition

M Temido-Ferreira, JE Coelho… - Journal of caffeine …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
While neuronal loss has long been considered as the main contributor to age-related
cognitive decline, these alterations are currently attributed to gradual synaptic dysfunction …

Adenosine A2A-Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Heteromers in the Hippocampus: Cannabidiol Blunts Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Cognitive Impairment

E Aso, V Fernández-Dueñas, M López-Cano… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
At present, clinical interest in the plant-derived cannabinoid compound cannabidiol (CBD) is
rising exponentially, since it displays multiple therapeutic properties. In addition, CBD can …

Potentiation of cannabinoid signaling in microglia by adenosine A2A receptor antagonists

R Franco, I Reyes‐Resina, D Aguinaga, A Lillo… - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroprotective M2‐skewed microglia appear as promising to alter the course of
neurodegenerative diseases and G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are potential targets …

Adenosine heteroreceptor complexes in the basal ganglia are implicated in Parkinson's disease and its treatment

DO Borroto-Escuela, K Fuxe - Journal of neural transmission, 2019 - Springer
The adenosine homo, iso and heteroreceptor complexes in the basal ganglia play a highly
significant role in modulating the indirect and direct pathways and the striosomal projections …

Adenosine A1-A2A Receptor-Receptor Interaction: Contribution to Guanosine-Mediated Effects

D Lanznaster, CM Massari, V Marková, T Šimková… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Guanosine, a guanine-based purine nucleoside, has been described as a neuromodulator
that exerts neuroprotective effects in animal and cellular ischemia models. However …

Functional and Neuroprotective Role of Striatal Adenosine A2A Receptor Heterotetramers

S Ferré, F Ciruela - Journal of Caffeine and Adenosine Research, 2019 - liebertpub.com
In the striatum, adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) are mainly expressed within the soma and
dendrites of the striatopallidal neuron. A predominant proportion of these striatal …

Luminescence-and fluorescence-based complementation assays to screen for GPCR oligomerization: current state of the art

E Wouters, L Vasudevan, RAJ Crans, DK Saini… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have the propensity to form homo-and heterodimers.
Dysfunction of these dimers has been associated with multiple diseases, eg, pre-eclampsia …

Guanosine attenuates behavioral deficits after traumatic brain injury by modulation of adenosinergic receptors

F Dobrachinski, RR Gerbatin, G Sartori… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, triggering chronic
neurodegeneration underlying cognitive and mood disorder still without therapeutic …