[HTML][HTML] Striatal dopamine neurotransmission: regulation of release and uptake

D Sulzer, SJ Cragg, ME Rice - Basal ganglia, 2016 - Elsevier
Dopamine (DA) transmission is governed by processes that regulate release from axonal
boutons in the forebrain and the somatodendritic compartment in midbrain, and by …

[HTML][HTML] Adenosine receptors: expression, function and regulation

S Sheth, R Brito, D Mukherjea, LP Rybak… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Adenosine receptors (ARs) comprise a group of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) which
mediate the physiological actions of adenosine. To date, four AR subtypes have been …

Astrocyte molecular signatures in Huntington's disease

B Diaz-Castro, MR Gangwani, X Yu… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Astrocytes are implicated in neurodegenerative disorders and may contribute to striatal
neuron loss or dysfunction in Huntington's disease (HD). Here, we assessed striatal …

International Union of Pharmacology. XXV. Nomenclature and classification of adenosine receptors

BB Fredholm, AP IJzerman, KA Jacobson… - Pharmacological …, 2001 - ASPET
Four adenosine receptors have been cloned and characterized from several mammalian
species. The receptors are named adenosine A1, A2A, A2B, and A3. The A2A and A2B …

Effort-related functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine and associated forebrain circuits

JD Salamone, M Correa, A Farrar, SM Mingote - Psychopharmacology, 2007 - Springer
Background Over the last several years, it has become apparent that there are critical
problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems, particularly in the nucleus …

The pharmacology and clinical pharmacology of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,“ecstasy”)

AR Green, AO Mechan, JM Elliott, E O'Shea… - Pharmacological …, 2003 - ASPET
The amphetamine derivative (±)-3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) is
a popular recreational drug among young people, particularly those involved in the dance …

Purinergic signalling: from normal behaviour to pathological brain function

G Burnstock, U Krügel, MP Abbracchio, P Illes - Progress in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Purinergic neurotransmission, involving release of ATP as an efferent neurotransmitter was
first proposed in 1972. Later, ATP was recognised as a cotransmitter in peripheral nerves …

Adenosine and brain function

BB Fredholm, JF Chen, RA Cunha… - Int Rev …, 2005 - books.google.com
A. Cellular and Subcellular Localization B. Pharmacological Tools to Study Adenosine
Receptors C. Signaling Via Adenosine Receptors D. Regulation of Receptor Expression and …

[HTML][HTML] Adenosine receptors and brain diseases: neuroprotection and neurodegeneration

CV Gomes, MP Kaster, AR Tomé, PM Agostinho… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2011 - Elsevier
Adenosine acts in parallel as a neuromodulator and as a homeostatic modulator in the
central nervous system. Its neuromodulatory role relies on a balanced activation of inhibitory …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotection by adenosine in the brain: From A1 receptor activation to A2A receptor blockade

RA Cunha - Purinergic signalling, 2005 - Springer
Adenosine is a neuromodulator that operates via the most abundant inhibitory adenosine A
1 receptors (A 1 Rs) and the less abundant, but widespread, facilitatory A 2A Rs. It is …