Compensatory mechanisms in Parkinson's disease: circuits adaptations and role in disease modification

J Blesa, I Trigo-Damas, M Dileone, NLG Del Rey… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The motor features of Parkinson's disease (PD) are well known to manifest only when striatal
dopaminergic deficit reaches 60–70%. Thus, PD has a long pre-symptomatic and pre-motor …

Continuous dopamine-receptor treatment of Parkinson's disease: scientific rationale and clinical implications

CW Olanow, JA Obeso, F Stocchi - The Lancet Neurology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Levodopa-induced motor complications are a common source of disability for patients with
Parkinson's disease. Evidence suggests that motor complications are associated with non …

Cell type-specific plasticity of striatal projection neurons in parkinsonism and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

T Fieblinger, SM Graves, LE Sebel, C Alcacer… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The striatum is widely viewed as the fulcrum of pathophysiology in Parkinson's disease (PD)
and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID). In these disease states, the balance in activity of …

Presymptomatic compensation in Parkinson's disease is not dopamine-mediated

E Bezard, CE Gross, JM Brotchie - Trends in neurosciences, 2003 - cell.com
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) appear only after substantial degeneration of the
dopaminergic neuron system (eg an 80% depletion of striatal dopamine)–that is, there is a …

Resveratrol alleviates MPTP‐induced motor impairments and pathological changes by autophagic degradation of α‐synuclein via SIRT1‐deacetylated LC3

YJ Guo, SY Dong, XX Cui, Y Feng, T Liu… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Scope The accumulation of misfolded α‐synuclein in dopaminergic neurons is the leading
cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). Resveratrol (RV), a polyphenolic compound derived …

Development of early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: Illusion or reality?

M Ugrumov - CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The fight against neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer disease and Parkinson's disease
(PD), is a challenge of the 21st century. The low efficacy of treating patients is due to the late …

Forced limb-use effects on the behavioral and neurochemical effects of 6-hydroxydopamine

JL Tillerson, AD Cohen, J Philhower… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
Rats with unilateral depletion of striatal dopamine (DA) show marked preferential use of the
ipsilateral forelimb. Previous studies have shown that implementation of motor therapy after …

When does Parkinson's disease begin?

C Gaig, E Tolosa - Movement Disorders, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Pathological and neuroimaging studies have shown that in Parkinson's disease (PD) there
is a “subclinical” or “premotor” period during which dopaminergic neurons in the substantia …

Compensatory mechanisms in experimental and human parkinsonism: towards a dynamic approach

E Bezard, CE Gross - Progress in neurobiology, 1998 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the compensatory mechanisms which come into action
during experimental and human parkinsonism. The intrinsic properties of the dopaminergic …

Can the brain be protected through exercise? Lessons from an animal model of parkinsonism☆

AD Smith, MJ Zigmond - Experimental neurology, 2003 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests that following injury the brain has the capacity for self-repair and that this
can be promoted through a variety of experiences including motor activity. In their article …