The adenosinergic system : a non-dopaminergic target in Parkinson's disease /: a non-dopaminergic target in Parkinson's disease. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Micaela Morelli, Nicola Simola, Jadwiga Wardas, editors.
• Editors: Morelli, Micaela; Simola, Nicola; Wardas, Jadwiga
• Contents: Adenosine A2A receptors: localization and function -- Allosteric mechanisms in the adenosine A2A-dopamine D2 receptor heteromer -- Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists in drug development -- Adenosine A2A receptors and neurotrophic factors: relevance for Parkinson's disease -- Role of adenosine A2A receptors in the control of neuroinflammation -- relevance for Parkinson's disease -- Purines in Parkinson's: adenosine A2A receptors and urate as targets for neuroprotection -- Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists as drugs for symptomatic control of Parkinson's disease in preclinical studies -- Dopamine/adenosine interactions related to tremor in animal models of Parkinsonism -- Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists in L-DOPA-induced motor fluctuations -- Adenosine A2A receptor-mediated control of non-motor functions in Parkinson's disease -- Imaging studies with A2A receptor antagonists -- Caffeine and neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease -- The story of istradefylline -- the first approved A2A antagonist for the treatment of Parkinson's disease -- Adenosinergic receptor antagonists: clinical experience in Parkinson's disease -- Adenosinergic regulation of sleep-wake behavior in the basal ganglia.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 337 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 616.8/33061; Parkinson's disease; Parkinson's disease -- Treatment; Parkinson's disease -- Alternative treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Parkinson's disease; Parkinson's disease -- Alternative treatment; Parkinson's disease -- Treatment; Antiparkinson Agents; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319202730; 3319202731
• Related ISBNs: 9783319202723; 3319202723
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed April 19, 2016).
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