Targeting the adenosine A2A receptor for neuroprotection and cognitive improvement in traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's disease

Adenosine exerts its dual functions of homeostasis and neuromodulation in the brain by acting at mainly 2 G-protein coupled receptors, called A1 and A2A receptors. The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) antagonists have been clinically pursued for the last 2 decades, leading to final approval of the istr...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhao, Yuan-Guo Zhou, Jiang-Fan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127523000871