Review Article

Adenosine Receptors Modulate Acute Injury and Neuroinflammation in Brain Ischemia

Table 1

Adenosine A2A receptor ligands used in brain ischemia “in vivo” and “in vitro” models.

Brain ischemia modelReferences

Adenosine A2A receptor agonists
 CGS21680Global ischemia in rat[44]
Global ischemia in gerbil[45]
Focal ischemia in rat[46]
OGD hippocampal slices[47, 48]
 APECGlobal ischemia in gerbil[49]
Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists
 CGS15943Global ischemia in gerbil[50]
Global ischemia in rat[51]
 CSCGlobal ischemia in gerbil[49, 52]
Focal ischemia in hypertensive rat[53]
 CP66713Global ischemia in gerbil[52]
 ZM241385Global ischemia in rat[54]
OGD hippocampal slices[55, 56]
 SCH58261Hypoxia/ischemia in neonatal rat[57]
Focal ischemia in rat[5862]
Global ischemia in newborn piglet[63]
OGD hippocampal slices[55, 64]
OGD cerebrocortical slices[65, 66]
 DMPXOGD hippocampal slices[48]

APEC: 2- (2-aminoethylamino)-carbonylethylphenylethylamino -5′-N-ethylcarboxoamidoadenosine; CGS15943: 9-chloro-2-(2-furanyl)- 1,2,4 triazolo 1,5-c quinazolin-5-amine; CGS21680: 2-p-(2-Carboxyethyl)phenethylamino-5′-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine; CP66713: 4-amino 1,2,4 triazolo 4,3a quinoxalines; CSC: 8-(3-chlorostyryl)caffeine; DMPX: 3,7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine; OGD: oxygen and glucose deprivation; SCH58261: 7-(2-phenylethyl)-5-amino-2-(2-furyl)-pyrazolo- 4,3-e - 1,2,4 triazolo 1,5-c pyrimidine; ZM241385: 4-(2- 7-amino-2-(2-furyl) 1,2,4 triazolo 2,3-a 1,3,5 triazin-5-yl-amino]ethyl)phenol.