“…Thus, a lot of efforts have been made to develop xanthine and non‐xanthine analogues with higher selectivity and affinity towards specific AR subtypes. Despite the continuous efforts made by various researchers, only few analogues with promising A 1 affinity have been identified so far (Borghini, Pietra, Leonardi, Giorgi, & Bianucci, ; Cosimelli et al., ; Gao et al., ; Kiesman et al., ; Romagnoli, Baraldi, Moorman, Borea, & Varani, ). In particular, 8‐amino‐2‐aryl‐[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]pyridine‐6‐carboxyl amides ( iii ) and isomeric 5‐amino‐2‐aryl‐[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]pyridine‐7‐carboxyl amide derivatives ( iv ) showed good affinity and selectivity towards hA 2A versus hA 1 ARs (Guba, Nettekoven, Püllmann, Riemer, & Schmitt, ).…”