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NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 197-205出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2007.07.009
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Huntington's disease; R6/2 mice; adenosine A(2A) receptor antagonist; behavior; electrophysiology
The effect of chronic treatment with the selective adenosine A(2A) receptor antagonist SCH 58261 on the behavioral and electrophysiological alterations typical of R6/2 mice (a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease, HD), has been studied. Starting from 5 weeks of age, R6/2 and wild type (WT) mice were treated daily with SCH 58261 (0.01 mg/kg i.p.) for 7 days. In the following weeks, the ability of mice to perform in the rotarod, plus maze and open field tests were evaluated. In addition, with electrophysiological experiments in corticostriatal slices we tested whether the well-known increased NMDA vulnerability of R6/2 mice was prevented by SCH 58261 treatment. We found that chronic treatment with SCH 58262: i) fully prevented the alterations in emotional/anxious responses displayed by R6/2 mice; ii) did not prevent the impairment in motor coordination; iii) abolished the increase in NMDA-induced toxicity observed in the striatum of HD mice. On balance, targeting A(2A) receptors seems to have some beneficial effects in HD even though, given the complexity of A(2A) receptor pharmacology and HD pathogenesis, further studies are necessary to clarify whether A(2A) receptor antagonists have therapeutic potential in HD. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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