ADENOSINE AND ITS MIMETICS. MODULATORS, TRANSPORT INHIBITORS, AND RECEPTOR AGONISTS AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL TO REPLACE OR IMPROVE THE EFFICACY OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of enhancing brain stimulation of a subject. This method involves selecting a subject in need of brain stimulation and electrically stimulating the brain of the subject. Adenosine, an adenosine mimetic, an adenosine modulator, an adenosine transport inhibitor, or an adenosine receptor agonist are administered to the subject under conditions effective to enhance electrical stimulation of the brain of the subject. The administration of adenosine, an adenosine mimetic, an adenosine modulator, an adenosine transport inhibitor, or an adenosine receptor agonist to the subject can alternatively be carried out with electrically stimulating the brain of the subject.