Overview
- Provides detailed overview of all adenosine receptor types
- Addresses the role of adenosine receptors in disease
- Focuses on adenosine receptors' potential as therapeutic targets
Part of the book series: The Receptors (REC, volume 34)
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About this book
This book traces the history of adenosine receptor research from molecular biology to medicinal chemistry to behavior, including their implications in disease and potential strategies as therapeutic targets. It provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the adenosine receptors that includes information on all subtypes - A1, A2A, A2B and A3. Aspects addressed include the most up to date information on their functional distribution in the nervous and peripheral systems, behavioral roles in inflammation, cancer, pain and neurological diseases such as Huntington’s disease, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Katia Varani received her degree in Biology in 1988 and her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology in 1995 from the University of Ferrara. She is currently Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical Sciences Department of the University of Ferrara. Her research activity mainly involve pharmacological, biochemical and molecular characterization of adenosine receptors in human neurodegenerative diseases, chronic and neuropathic pain, inflammatory diseases and cancer. She has published 250 publications on peer-reviewed international scientific journals, 15 book chapters and several communications in international and national congresses. She is member of the Italian Society of Pharmacology and Purine Club.
Stefania Gessi received her degree in Biology Summa cum Laude from University of Ferrara in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology in 2000 under the guidance of Professor Pier Andrea Borea. She moved at Centro RicercheSchering-Plough, Parco Scientifico San Raffaele (Milano) and at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, section of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm). She is currently Associate Professor of Pharmacology in the Medical Sciences Department of the University of Ferrara. Her research activity focused mainly on the pharmacological, biochemical and molecular study of adenosine receptors in inflammation and cancer and is documented by more than 130 publications on peer-reviewed international scientific journals, 18 book chapters and several communications in international and national congresses. She is member of the Italian Society of Pharmacology and Purine Club.
Stefania Merighi received her degree in Biology Summa cum Laude at the University of Ferrara (Italy) in 1997 and obtained her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at the same University in 2003. Currently, she is Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Ferrara, a position she has held since 2017. Her research activities primarily focus on the pharmacological, biochemical and molecular study of GPCRs in oncology and neuroinflammation and has published extensively in this area. Her research activity is documented by more than 100 publications on peer-reviewed International scientific journals and several communications in International and National congresses. She is member of the Italian Society of Pharmacology and Purine Club.
Fabrizio Vincenzi received his degree in Biology from University of Ferrara in 2004 and obtained his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology in 2008 at the section of Pharmacology of the University of Ferrara. His main research field is represented by the study of the drug-receptor interaction with specific interest in the thermodynamic and kinetic aspect of the ligand-receptor binding. He primarily focused his research on the study of G-protein coupled receptors and in particular on adenosine receptors and their involvement in neurodegenerative diseases, pain, chronic inflammatory diseases, anxiety and cancer. He has published 80 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and is member of the Italian Society of Pharmacology and Purine Club.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Adenosine Receptors
Editors: Pier Andrea Borea, Katia Varani, Stefania Gessi, Stefania Merighi, Fabrizio Vincenzi
Series Title: The Receptors
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90808-3
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90807-6Published: 09 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08106-5Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90808-3Published: 28 July 2018
Series ISSN: 1048-6909
Series E-ISSN: 2524-6488
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 593
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurochemistry
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology