[Mechanisms of effects of adenosine and dopamine on modification of synapses in striato-nigral and striato-pallidal neurons].

On the basis of earlier suggested unitary mechanism of synaptic plasticity opposite effects of adenosine and dopamine on the cAMP concentration in striatal spinal cells can emphasize the well known antagonistic interactions between A2A and D2 receptors on striatopallidal cells and between A1 and D1 receptors on striatonigral cells. This is due to that both the dopamine agonist and adenosine antagonist must promote the induction of long-term potentiation/depression of efficacy of excitatory cortical inputs to striatopallidal/striatonigral cells. This modification must lead to synergistic disinhibition of thalamic cells via "direct" and "indirect" pathways through basal ganglia and subsequent strengthening of motor activity.