SCH-58261 is a drug which acts as a potent and selective antagonist for the adenosinereceptorA2A, with more than 50x selectivity for A2A over other adenosine receptors.[1] It has been used to investigate the mechanism of action of caffeine, which is a mixed A1 / A2A antagonist, and has shown that the A2A receptor is primarily responsible for the stimulant effects of caffeine, but blockade of both A1 and A2A receptors is required to accurately replicate caffeine's effects in animals.[2][3][4][5] SCH-58261 has also shown antidepressant[6] and neuroprotective effects in a variety of animal models,[7][8][9][10][11] and has been investigated as a possible treatment for Parkinson's disease.[12][13]
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^Monopoli A, Lozza G, Forlani A, Mattavelli A, Ongini E (December 1998). "Blockade of adenosine A2A receptors by SCH 58261 results in neuroprotective effects in cerebral ischaemia in rats". NeuroReport. 9 (17): 3955–9. doi:10.1097/00001756-199812010-00034. PMID9875735.
^Popoli P, Pintor A, Domenici MR, Frank C, Tebano MT, Pèzzola A, Scarchilli L, Quarta D, Reggio R, Malchiodi-Albedi F, Falchi M, Massotti M (March 2002). "Blockade of striatal adenosine A2A receptor reduces, through a presynaptic mechanism, quinolinic acid-induced excitotoxicity: possible relevance to neuroprotective interventions in neurodegenerative diseases of the striatum". Journal of Neuroscience. 22 (5): 1967–75. PMID11880527.
^Melani A, Gianfriddo M, Vannucchi MG, Cipriani S, Baraldi PG, Giovannini MG, Pedata F (February 2006). "The selective A2A receptor antagonist SCH 58261 protects from neurological deficit, brain damage and activation of p38 MAPK in rat focal cerebral ischemia". Brain Research. 1073-1074: 470–80. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2005.12.010. PMID16443200.
^Minghetti L, Greco A, Potenza RL, Pezzola A, Blum D, Bantubungi K, Popoli P (May 2007). "Effects of the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist SCH 58621 on cyclooxygenase-2 expression, glial activation, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor availability in a rat model of striatal neurodegeneration". Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 66 (5): 363–71. doi:10.1097/nen.0b013e3180517477. PMID17483693.
^Canas PM, Porciúncula LO, Cunha GM, Silva CG, Machado NJ, Oliveira JM, Oliveira CR, Cunha RA (November 2009). "Adenosine A2A receptor blockade prevents synaptotoxicity and memory dysfunction caused by beta-amyloid peptides via p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway". Journal of Neuroscience. 29 (47): 14741–51. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3728-09.2009. PMID19940169.
^Chen JF, Xu K, Petzer JP, Staal R, Xu YH, Beilstein M, Sonsalla PK, Castagnoli K, Castagnoli N, Schwarzschild MA (May 2001). "Neuroprotection by caffeine and A(2A) adenosine receptor inactivation in a model of Parkinson's disease". Journal of Neuroscience. 21 (10): RC143. PMID11319241.
^Simola N, Fenu S, Baraldi PG, Tabrizi MA, Morelli M (October 2006). "Dopamine and adenosine receptor interaction as basis for the treatment of Parkinson's disease". Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 248 (1-2): 48–52. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.038. PMID16780890.