Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway

Basal ganglia processing results from a balanced activation of direct and indirect striatal efferent pathways, which are controlled by dopamine D1 and D2 receptors, respectively. Adenosine A2A receptors are considered novel antiparkinsonian targets, based on their selective postsynaptic localization...

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Main Authors: César Quiroz, Rafael Luján, Motokazu Uchigashima, Ana Patrícia Simoes, Talia N. Lerner, Janusz Borycz, Anil Kachroo, Paula M. Canas, Marco Orru, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Diane L. Rosin, Anatol C. Kreitzer, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Masahiko Watanabe, Sergi Ferré
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Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.143
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author César Quiroz
Rafael Luján
Motokazu Uchigashima
Ana Patrícia Simoes
Talia N. Lerner
Janusz Borycz
Anil Kachroo
Paula M. Canas
Marco Orru
Michael A. Schwarzschild
Diane L. Rosin
Anatol C. Kreitzer
Rodrigo A. Cunha
Masahiko Watanabe
Sergi Ferré
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Marco Orru
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Diane L. Rosin
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description Basal ganglia processing results from a balanced activation of direct and indirect striatal efferent pathways, which are controlled by dopamine D1 and D2 receptors, respectively. Adenosine A2A receptors are considered novel antiparkinsonian targets, based on their selective postsynaptic localization in the indirect pathway, where they modulate D2 receptor function. The present study provides evidence for the existence of an additional, functionally significant, segregation of A2A receptors at the presynaptic level. Using integrated anatomical, electrophysiological, and biochemical approaches, we demonstrate that presynaptic A2A receptors are preferentially localized in cortical glutamatergic terminals that contact striatal neurons of the direct pathway, where they exert a selective modulation of corticostriatal neurotransmission. Presynaptic striatal A2A receptors could provide a new target for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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spelling doaj-art-ad275f79176c452d8034ffe263f2ceba2025-08-20T02:20:36ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2009-01-0191321134410.1100/tsw.2009.143Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct PathwayCésar Quiroz0Rafael Luján1Motokazu Uchigashima2Ana Patrícia Simoes3Talia N. Lerner4Janusz Borycz5Anil Kachroo6Paula M. Canas7Marco Orru8Michael A. Schwarzschild9Diane L. Rosin10Anatol C. Kreitzer11Rodrigo A. Cunha12Masahiko Watanabe13Sergi Ferré14National Institute on Drug Abuse, IR , NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD, USADepartamento de Ciencias Médicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, SpainDepartment of Anatomy, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, JapanInstitute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalGladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, USANational Institute on Drug Abuse, IR , NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Charlestown, USAInstitute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalNational Institute on Drug Abuse, IR , NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Charlestown, USADepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USAGladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, USAInstitute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Anatomy, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, JapanNational Institute on Drug Abuse, IR , NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD, USABasal ganglia processing results from a balanced activation of direct and indirect striatal efferent pathways, which are controlled by dopamine D1 and D2 receptors, respectively. Adenosine A2A receptors are considered novel antiparkinsonian targets, based on their selective postsynaptic localization in the indirect pathway, where they modulate D2 receptor function. The present study provides evidence for the existence of an additional, functionally significant, segregation of A2A receptors at the presynaptic level. Using integrated anatomical, electrophysiological, and biochemical approaches, we demonstrate that presynaptic A2A receptors are preferentially localized in cortical glutamatergic terminals that contact striatal neurons of the direct pathway, where they exert a selective modulation of corticostriatal neurotransmission. Presynaptic striatal A2A receptors could provide a new target for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.143
spellingShingle César Quiroz
Rafael Luján
Motokazu Uchigashima
Ana Patrícia Simoes
Talia N. Lerner
Janusz Borycz
Anil Kachroo
Paula M. Canas
Marco Orru
Michael A. Schwarzschild
Diane L. Rosin
Anatol C. Kreitzer
Rodrigo A. Cunha
Masahiko Watanabe
Sergi Ferré
Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway
The Scientific World Journal
title Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway
title_full Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway
title_fullStr Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway
title_full_unstemmed Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway
title_short Key Modulatory Role of Presynaptic Adenosine A2A Receptors in Cortical Neurotransmission to the Striatal Direct Pathway
title_sort key modulatory role of presynaptic adenosine a2a receptors in cortical neurotransmission to the striatal direct pathway
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.143
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