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Title: Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists exert motor and neuroprotective effects by distinct cellular mechanisms
Authors: Yu, Liqun 
Shen, Hai-Ying 
Coelho, Joana E. 
Araújo, Inês M. 
Huang, Qing-Yuan 
Day, Yuan-Ji 
Rebola, Nelson 
Canas, Paula M. 
Rapp, Erica Kirsten 
Ferrara, Jarrod 
Taylor, Darcie 
Müller, Christa E. 
Linden, Joel 
Cunha, Rodrigo A. 
Chen, Jiang-Fan 
Issue Date: 2008
Citation: Annals of Neurology. 63:3 (2008) 338-346
Abstract: To investigate whether the motor and neuroprotective effects of adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) antagonists are mediated by distinct cell types in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model of Parkinson's disease.We used the forebrain A2AR knock-out mice coupled with flow cytometric analyses and intracerebroventricular injection to determine the contribution of A2ARs in forebrain neurons and glial cells to A2AR antagonist-mediated motor and neuroprotective effects.The selective deletion of A2ARs in forebrain neurons abolished the motor stimulant effects of the A2AR antagonist KW-6002 but did not affect acute MPTP neurotoxicity. Intracerebroventricular administration of KW-6002 into forebrain A2AR knock-out mice reinstated protection against acute MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity and attenuated MPTP-induced striatal microglial and astroglial activation.A2AR activity in forebrain neurons is critical to the control of motor activity, whereas brain cells other than forebrain neurons (likely glial cells) are important components for protection against acute MPTP toxicity. Ann Neurol 2008
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/8402
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21313
Rights: openAccess
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