Adenosine receptors in neurodegenerative diseases /
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Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | London, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128037249 |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780128037454 0128037458 |
Index Number: | QP625 |
CLC: | Q525-532 |
Contents: |
Front Cover; Adenosine Receptors in Neurodegenerative Diseases; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword and History of Adenosine in the Central Nervous System; References; Acknowledgments; I. Physiology; 1 Adenosine Receptor Biology in the Central Nervous System; Sources of Adenosine in the CNS; Receptor Subtypes and Their CNS Distribution; A1 Adenosine Receptors; A2A Adenosine Receptors; A2B Adenosine Receptors; A3 Adenosine Receptors; Crosstalk With Other Receptors; Adenosine and CNS Diseases; Recent Clinical Trials; A1 Adenosine Receptors. A2A Adenosine ReceptorsA2B Adenosine Receptors; A3 Adenosine Receptors; References; 2 Adenosine Signaling Throughout Development; Introduction; Effects of Adenosine Signaling and Its Dysfunction in CNS; Effects of Adenosine in Oligodendrocytes Development; Effects of Adenosine on Cardiovascular System During Embryogenesis; Postnatal Effects of Adenosine on Cardiovascular System; Postnatal Effect of Adenosine on Respiratory System; Use of Methylxanthines in Premature Babies; Postnatal Effects of Adenosine on the Genitourinary System; Postnatal Effect of Adenosine on the Enteric System. Postnatal Effect of Adenosine on Other SystemsConclusion; References; 3 Influence of Adenosine on Synaptic Excitability; Introduction; Molecular & Physiological Mechanisms; Influence on Neurotransmitter Availability and Basal Synaptic Transmission; Adenosine Tunes the Responses of Postsynaptic Glutamate and GABA Receptors; Astrocyte-Derived Adenosine Controls Basal Synaptic Transmission and the Available Range for Plasticity Control; Metamodulation by Adenosine: Impact on Synaptic Plasticity; Adenosine Shapes Synapses for Plasticity; Implications for Epilepsy; Pathophysiological Mechanisms. Adenosine Receptor-Dependent EffectsAdenosine Receptor-Independent Effects; Disruption of Adenosine Homeostasis in Epilepsy; Comorbidities of Epilepsy; Therapeutic Implications; Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Regulation of Synaptic Transmission by Adenosine at the Neuromuscular Junction; Introduction; Neuromuscular Junction; Structural Organization of the Neuromuscular Junction; Neuromuscular Transmission; Coexistence of Transmitters and Neuromodulators; Adenosine as a Neuromodulator at the Neuromuscular Junction. Pathways: Synthesis and Degradation of Adenosine at the Neuromuscular JunctionAdenosine Receptors; Nerve Terminals; Schwann Cells; Adenosine Receptors and Their Interactions With Other Receptors at the Neuromuscular Junction; Crosstalk Between A1 and A2A Receptors; Crosstalk Between Adenosine Receptors and Acetylcholine Receptors; Adenosine Receptors and BDNF Actions; Adenosine Signaling in Ageing and Disease; Conclusions; References; 5 Gene Regulation of Adenosine A2A Receptors in the Central Nervous System; General Introduction; A2AR Promoter and Gene Structure; Epigenetics of ADORA2A. |