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Topic: CGS21680

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Caffeine treatment decreases MAO-B expression, neurite outgrowth, and neurite branching in immature rat primary neuronal cell cultures

Sara Bjurling, Frida Stam, Erik Nylander, Alfhild Grönbladh, Mathias Hallberg · FENS Forum 2024

Caffeine is a popular psychostimulant drug that many people consume daily in the form of coffee, tea, sodas or energy drinks. It increases your alertness, reduces fatigue, and seems to enhance cognitive functions, but is also involved in triggering anxiety in certain individuals. Caffeine is a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist. When stimulated the receptors facilitate neurotransmitter release, long term potentiation, smooth muscle relaxation, and vasodilation to mention a few. Immature cortical and hippocampal primary cell cultures from rat were treated day 1-4 in vitro with non-sele

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Development of pharmacologically active nanobodies targeting the mGlu5R-A2AR heteromer in psychosis

Laura Isabel Sarasola, Swarnali Roy, Glòria Salort, Aleix Quintana, Leonardo Pardo, Ross Cheloha, Francisco Ciruela · FENS Forum 2024

Derived from the unique immune system of camelids, nanobodies are compact single-domainantibodies that have revolutionized the field of biomedical research. These miniaturized antibodies offer numerous advantages, including high specificity, stability, and ease of engineering. Interestingly, A2AR and mGlu5R form heteromers in the striatum, exhibiting synergistic transinhibition over striatal D2R signaling. 1 This oligomerization provides a unique pharmacological opportunity to explore whether the physical proximity of these receptors enables oligomer-dependent orthogonal targeting of counterpa

ePoster · Neuroscience