| Literature DB >> 25653191 |
Lisa C Loram1, Keith A Strand2, Frederick R Taylor2, Evan Sloane2, Anne-Marie Van Dam3, Jayson Rieger4, Steven F Maier2, Linda R Watkins2.
Abstract
A single intrathecal dose of adenosine 2A receptor (A2AR) agonist was previously reported to produce a multi-week reversal of allodynia in two different models of neuropathic pain in addition to downregulating glial activation markers in the spinal cord. We aimed to determine whether a single intrathecal administration of an A2AR agonist was able to attenuate motor symptoms induced by experimental autoimmune encephalopathy. Two A2AR agonists (CGS21680 and ATL313) significantly attenuated progression of motor symptoms following a single intrathecal administration at the onset of motor symptoms. OX-42, a marker of microglial activation, was significantly attenuated in the lumbar spinal cord following A2AR administration compared to vehicle. Therefore, A2AR agonists attenuate motor symptoms of EAE by acting on A2AR in the spinal cord.Entities:
Keywords: ATL313; CGS21680; Multiple sclerosis; Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25653191 PMCID: PMC4447711 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.01.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Behav Immun ISSN: 0889-1591 Impact factor: 7.217