International Parkinson and movement disorder society evidence‐based medicine review: update on treatments for the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease

SH Fox, R Katzenschlager, SY Lim, B Barton… - Movement …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The objective of this review was to update evidence‐based medicine
recommendations for treating motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Background …

Levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease: pathogenesis and emerging treatment strategies

DK Kwon, M Kwatra, J Wang, HS Ko - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The most commonly used treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) is levodopa, prescribed in
conjunction with carbidopa. Virtually all patients with PD undergo dopamine replacement …

[HTML][HTML] Parkinson's disease and its management: part 1: disease entity, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis

G DeMaagd, A Philip - Pharmacy and therapeutics, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Emerging therapies in Parkinson disease—repurposed drugs and new approaches

A Elkouzi, V Vedam-Mai, RS Eisinger… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) treatment options have conventionally focused on dopamine
replacement and provision of symptomatic relief. Current treatments cause undesirable …

The belated US FDA approval of the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist istradefylline for treatment of Parkinson's disease

JF Chen, RA Cunha - Purinergic signalling, 2020 - Springer
After more than two decades of preclinical and clinical studies, on August 27, 2019, the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the adenosine A 2A receptor antagonist …

How does adenosine control neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration?

RA Cunha - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine modulation system mostly operates through inhibitory A1 (A1R) and
facilitatory A2A receptors (A2AR) in the brain. The activity‐dependent release of adenosine …

Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease

MF Bastide, WG Meissner, B Picconi, S Fasano… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Involuntary movements, or dyskinesia, represent a debilitating complication of levodopa (L-
dopa) therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD). L-dopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) are ultimately …

Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: pathophysiology, risk factors and treatments

C Gao, J Liu, Y Tan, S Chen - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Background Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common, disabling symptom of Parkinson's disease
(PD), but the mechanisms and treatments of FOG remain great challenges for clinicians and …

Adenosine receptors as drug targets—what are the challenges?

JF Chen, HK Eltzschig, BB Fredholm - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
Adenosine signalling has long been a target for drug development, with adenosine itself or
its derivatives being used clinically since the 1940s. In addition, methylxanthines such as …

Epidemiology and etiology of Parkinson's disease: a review of the evidence

K Wirdefeldt, HO Adami, P Cole, D Trichopoulos… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
The etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is not well understood but likely to involve both
genetic and environmental factors. Incidence and prevalence estimates vary to a large …