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EXPERT OPINION ON INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 619-632Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.10.4.619
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adenosine; adenosine receptors; cerebral ischaemia; stroke; treatment
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Agonist stimulation of adenosine A(1) receptors has been consistently shown to result in reduction of brain damage following experimentally induced global and focal brain ischaemia in animals. Unsurprisingly, the use of adenosine A(1) receptors as targets for the development of clinical therapeutics suitable for treatment of ischaemic brain disorders has been suggested by many authors. The latest studies of adenosine and its receptors indicate that adenosine-mediated actions might be far more complex than originally anticipated, casting some doubt about the rapid development of stroke treatment based on adenosine. This review discusses the possible role of adenosine receptor subtypes (A(1), A(2) and A(3)) in the context of their potential as therapeutics in stroke.
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