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 …

The role of the ATP-adenosine axis in ischemic stroke

IS Schädlich, R Winzer, J Stabernack, E Tolosa… - Seminars in …, 2023 - Springer
In ischemic stroke, the primary neuronal injury caused by the disruption of energy supply is
further exacerbated by secondary sterile inflammation. The inflammatory cascade is largely …

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 …

Epigenetic changes induced by adenosine augmentation therapy prevent epileptogenesis

RL Williams-Karnesky, US Sandau… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Epigenetic modifications, including changes in DNA methylation, lead to altered gene
expression and thus may underlie epileptogenesis via induction of permanent changes in …

Using caffeine and other adenosine receptor antagonists and agonists as therapeutic tools against neurodegenerative diseases: a review

M Rivera-Oliver, M Díaz-Ríos - Life sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Caffeine is the most consumed pychostimulant in the world, and it is known to affect basic
and fundamental human processes such as sleep, arousal, cognition and learning and …

Purinergic signalling in brain ischemia

F Pedata, I Dettori, E Coppi, A Melani, I Fusco… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ischemia is a multifactorial pathology characterized by different events evolving in the time.
After ischemia a primary damage due to the early massive increase of extracellular …

ATP extracellular concentrations are increased in the rat striatum during in vivo ischemia

A Melani, D Turchi, MG Vannucchi, S Cipriani… - Neurochemistry …, 2005 - Elsevier
Interest is growing in the role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) on P2 receptors during
hypoxic/ischemic events in the brain. However, there is no direct evidence of an increase in …

Adenosine A2A receptors and brain injury: broad spectrum of neuroprotection, multifaceted actions and “fine tuning” modulation

JF Chen, PK Sonsalla, F Pedata, A Melani… - Progress in …, 2007 - Elsevier
This review summarizes recent developments that have contributed to understand how
adenosine receptors, particularly A2A receptors, modulate brain injury in various animal …

Therapeutic potential of adenosine A2A receptor antagonists in Parkinson's disease

K Xu, E Bastia, M Schwarzschild - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of improved treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD), the adenosine A2A
receptor has emerged as an attractive nondopaminergic target. Based on the compelling …

Different synaptic and subsynaptic localization of adenosine A2A receptors in the hippocampus and striatum of the rat

N Rebola, PM Canas, CR Oliveira, RA Cunha - Neuroscience, 2005 - Elsevier
Adenosine A2A receptors are most abundant in the striatum where they control the
striatopallidal pathway thus controlling locomotion. Extra-striatal A2A receptors are …