Adenosine receptors as drug targets—what are the challenges?

JF Chen, HK Eltzschig, BB Fredholm - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
Adenosine signalling has long been a target for drug development, with adenosine itself or
its derivatives being used clinically since the 1940s. In addition, methylxanthines such as …

Viral tools for neuroscience

AR Nectow, EJ Nestler - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Recombinant viruses are the workhorse of modern neuroscience. Whether one would like to
understand a neuron's morphology, natural activity patterns, molecular composition …

Negative feedback control of neuronal activity by microglia

A Badimon, HJ Strasburger, P Ayata, X Chen, A Nair… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Microglia, the brain's resident macrophages, help to regulate brain function by removing
dying neurons, pruning non-functional synapses, and producing ligands that support …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXI. Nomenclature and classification of adenosine receptors—an update

BB Fredholm, AP IJzerman, KA Jacobson… - Pharmacological …, 2011 - Elsevier
In the 10 years since our previous International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
report on the nomenclature and classification of adenosine receptors, no developments …

Adenosine triggers early astrocyte reactivity that provokes microglial responses and drives the pathogenesis of sepsis-associated encephalopathy in mice

Q Guo, D Gobbo, N Zhao, H Zhang, NO Awuku… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular pathways mediating systemic inflammation entering the brain parenchyma to
induce sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) remain elusive. Here, we report that in …

Essential role of BDNF in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway in social defeat stress

O Berton, CA McClung, RJ DiLeone, V Krishnan… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Mice experiencing repeated aggression develop a long-lasting aversion to social contact,
which can be normalized by chronic, but not acute, administration of antidepressant. Using …

Targeted gene expression in dopamine and serotonin neurons of the mouse brain

X Zhuang, J Masson, JA Gingrich, S Rayport… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2005 - Elsevier
We used a knock-in strategy to generate two lines of mice expressing Cre recombinase
under the transcriptional control of the dopamine transporter promoter (DAT-cre mice) or the …

Hippocampal focal knockout of CBP affects specific histone modifications, long-term potentiation, and long-term memory

RM Barrett, M Malvaez, E Kramar… - …, 2011 - nature.com
To identify the role of the histone acetyltransferase (HAT) CREB-binding protein (CBP) in
neurons of the CA1 region of the hippocampus during memory formation, we examine the …

Actions of adenosine at its receptors in the CNS: insights from knockouts and drugs

BB Fredholm, JF Chen, SA Masino… - Annu. Rev. Pharmacol …, 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Adenosine and its receptors have been the topic of many recent reviews (–).
These reviews provide a good summary of much of the relevant literature—including the …

A restricted population of CB1 cannabinoid receptors with neuroprotective activity

A Chiarlone, L Bellocchio, C Blázquez, E Resel… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - pnas.org
The CB1 cannabinoid receptor, the main molecular target of endocannabinoids and
cannabis active components, is the most abundant G protein-coupled receptor in the …