作者
C Savio Chan, Jaime N Guzman, Ema Ilijic, Jeff N Mercer, Caroline Rick, Tatiana Tkatch, Gloria E Meredith, D James Surmeier
发表日期
2007/6/28
期刊
Nature
卷号
447
期号
7148
页码范围
1081-1086
出版商
Nature Publishing Group UK
简介
Why dopamine-containing neurons of the brain’s substantia nigra pars compacta die in Parkinson’s disease has been an enduring mystery. Our studies suggest that the unusual reliance of these neurons on L-type Cav1.3 Ca2+ channels to drive their maintained, rhythmic pacemaking renders them vulnerable to stressors thought to contribute to disease progression. The reliance on these channels increases with age, as juvenile dopamine-containing neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta use pacemaking mechanisms common to neurons not affected in Parkinson’s disease. These mechanisms remain latent in adulthood, and blocking Cav1.3 Ca2+ channels in adult neurons induces a reversion to the juvenile form of pacemaking. Such blocking (‘rejuvenation’) protects these neurons in both in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson’s disease, pointing to a new strategy that could slow or stop the progression …
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