The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives

T Garland Jr, H Schutz, MA Chappell… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Mammals expend energy in many ways, including basic cellular maintenance and repair,
digestion, thermoregulation, locomotion, growth and reproduction. These processes can …

Intranasal nanotherapeutics for brain targeting and clinical studies in Parkinson's disease

P Saha, H Kathuria, MM Pandey - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second leading neurodegenerative disease globally,
impacting the quality of life of millions of people. It is estimated that the treatment cost of PD …

Istradefylline – a first generation adenosine A2A antagonist for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

P Jenner, A Mori, SD Aradi… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction It is now accepted that Parkinson's disease (PD) is not simply due to
dopaminergic dysfunction, and there is interest in develo** non-dopaminergic …

Targeting adenosine A2A receptors in Parkinson's disease

MA Schwarzschild, L Agnati, K Fuxe, JF Chen… - Trends in …, 2006 - cell.com
The adenosine A 2A receptor has emerged as an attractive non-dopaminergic target in the
pursuit of improved therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD), based in part on its unique CNS …

Dopamine, behavioral economics, and effort

JD Salamone, M Correa, AM Farrar… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2009 - frontiersin.org
There are numerous problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems,
particularly in the nucleus accumbens, directly mediate the rewarding or primary …

Past, present and future of A2A adenosine receptor antagonists in the therapy of Parkinson's disease

MT Armentero, A Pinna, S Ferré, JL Lanciego… - Pharmacology & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Several selective antagonists for adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) are currently under
evaluation in clinical trials (phases I to III) to treat Parkinson's disease, and they will probably …

[HTML][HTML] Caffeine and selective adenosine receptor antagonists as new therapeutic tools for the motivational symptoms of depression

L López-Cruz, JD Salamone, M Correa - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common and debilitating psychiatric disorders.
Some of the motivational symptoms of depression, such anergia (lack of self-reported …

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 …

The psychopharmacology of effort-related decision making: dopamine, adenosine, and insights into the neurochemistry of motivation

JD Salamone, M Correa, S Ferrigno, JH Yang… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Effort-based decision making is studied using tasks that offer choices between high-effort
options leading to more highly valued reinforcers versus low-effort/low-reward options …

Effects of caffeine in Parkinson's disease: from neuroprotection to the management of motor and non-motor symptoms

RDS Prediger - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2010 - content.iospress.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder affecting
approximately 1% of the population older than 60 years. Classically, PD is considered to be …