Protecting Motor Neurons from Toxic Insult by Antagonism of Adenosine A2a and Trk Receptors
Mojsilovic-Petrovic J, Jeong GB, Crocker A, Arneja A, David S, Russell D, Kalb RG. Protecting Motor Neurons from Toxic Insult by Antagonism of Adenosine A2a and Trk Receptors. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 9250-9263. PMID: 16957081, PMCID: PMC6674510, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1856-06.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor neuronsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAdenosine A2A receptorsA2A receptorsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) activationReceptor tyrosine kinase BAbility of BDNFTyrosine kinase BMotor neuron diseaseSrc family kinasesAbnormal axonal transportFamilial motor neuron diseaseDirect kinase inhibitionExcitotoxic insultALS patientsNeuron diseaseAdenosine A2ALateral sclerosisTrk receptorsToxic insultsAxonal transportNeuronsInsultTransactivation pathwayFactor activation