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Published in final edited form as: Neuropharmacology. 2011 Feb 17;62(3):1527–1543. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.01.048

TABLE 3B.

Effects of adenosinergic drugs in memory deficiency models: BIIP 20 ((S)-(–)-8-(3-oxocyclopentyl)-1,3-dipropyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione), FR 194921 (2-(1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)-6-(2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone), KF 15372 (8-Dicyclopropylmethyl- 1,3-dipropylxanthine), KW 6002 ((E)-1,3-diethyl-8-(3, 4-dimethoxystyryl)-7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione), ZM 241385 (4-(2-[7-amino-2-(2-furyl{1,2,4}-triazolo{2,3-a{1,3,5}triazin-5-ylaminoethyl) phenol); the full names of the other drugs are provided in Table 1. ↓ / ↑: potentiates/ attenuates the memory impairment; ↔ no effect.

• Adenosinergic drugs on memory functions in memory impairment models
Memory impairment models Behavioural models Adenosinergic action Drug Effects on amnesic effect References
NMDAR-antagonist Inhibitory avoidance A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine Dall'Igna et al., 2003
#x2191; de Oliveira et al., 2005
Delayed alternation A1R agonist CPA Fraser et al., 1997
A2AR agonist DPMA #x2191;
A1R antagonist CPX #x2191;
A2AR antagonist KW 6002 Cunha et al., 2008
SCH 58261
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191; de Oliveira et al., 2005
Dall'Igna et al., 2003
Spontaneously hypertensive rats Passive avoidance A1R antagonist BIIP 20 #x2191; Pitsikas and Borsini, 1997
Object recognition A1R antagonist DPCPX #x2191; Pires et al. 2009
A2AR antagonist 7M 241385 #x2191;
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191;
Social recognition A1R antagonist DPCPX #x2191; Prediger et al., 2005a
Aging olfactory discrimination A1R antagonist DPCPX Prediger et al., 2005c
A2AR antagonist ZM 241385 #x2191;
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191;
Social recognition A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine Prediger et al., 2005b
Scopolamine Passive avoidance A1R antagonist KF 15377 #x2191; Suzuki et al., 1993
dicyclopropylmethyl #x2191;
3-oxocyclopentyl #x2191;
Inhibitory avoidance A1R antagonist FR194921 #x2191; Maemoto et al., 2004
A1R/A2R antagonist Theophylline #x2191; Jin at al., 2000
Delayed alternation A2AR agonist DPMA Fraser et al., 1997
A2AR antagonist KW 6002 Cunha et al., 2008
SCH 58261
A1R antagonist CPX
β-amyloid peptide Delayed alternation A2AR antagonist KW 6002 #x2191; Cunha et al., 2008
SCH 58261 #x2191; Cunha et al., 2008
Dall'Igna et al., 2007
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191; Dall'Igna et al., 2007
Inhibitory avoidance A2AR antagonist SCH 58261 #x2191; Dall'Igna et al., 2007
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191;
Spatial & object recognition A2AR antagonist SCH 58261 #x2191; Canas et al., 2009
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191;
Reference memory A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191; Arendash et al., 2006
Working memory #x2191;
Resperine treatment Social recognition A2AR antagonist ZM 241385 #x2191; Prediger et al., 2005d
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191;
Convulsion in early in life Spatial recognition A2AR antagonist ZM 241385 #x2191; Cognato et al., 2010
A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191;
Morphine Passive avoidance A1R/A2R agonist NECA #x2191; Khavandgar et al., 2002
Pentylenetetrazole Passive avoidance A1R/A2R antagonist Theophylline #x2191; Homayoun et al., 2001
Alcohol Odour recognition A1R/A2R antagonist Caffeine #x2191; Spinetta et al., 2008