[HTML][HTML] Dopamine midbrain neurons in health and Parkinson's disease: emerging roles of voltage-gated calcium channels and ATP-sensitive potassium channels

E Dragicevic, J Schiemann, B Liss - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Dopamine (DA) releasing midbrain neurons are essential for multiple brain functions, such
as voluntary movement, working memory, emotion and cognition. DA midbrain neurons …

Are striatal tyrosine hydroxylase interneurons dopaminergic?

HS Xenias, O Ibáñez-Sandoval, T Koós… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Striatal GABAergic interneurons that express the gene for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) have
been identified previously by several methods. Although generally assumed to be …

Immunomodulatory and neuroprotective effects of ginsenoside Rg1 in the MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine)-induced mouse model of Parkinson's …

T Zhou, G Zu, X Wang, X Zhang, S Li, Z Liang… - International …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ginsenoside Rg1, one of the biologically active ingredients of ginseng, has been considered
to be a candidate neuroprotective drug. The objective of the study was to study the protective …

[HTML][HTML] Deletion of caspase-8 in mouse myeloid cells blocks microglia pro-inflammatory activation and confers protection in MPTP neurodegeneration model

E Kavanagh, MA Burguillos, A Carrillo-Jimenez… - Aging (Albany …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increasing evidence involves sustained pro-inflammatory microglia activation in the
pathogenesis of different neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson's disease …

A WNT1-regulated developmental gene cascade prevents dopaminergic neurodegeneration in adult En1+/− mice

J Zhang, S Götz, DMV Weisenhorn, A Simeone… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The protracted and age-dependent degeneration of dopamine (DA)-producing neurons of
the Substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) in the …

Extrapyramidal system neurotoxicity: animal models

D Dorman - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
The central nervous system's extrapyramidal system provides involuntary motor control to
the muscles of the head, neck, and limbs. Toxicants that affect the extrapyramidal system are …

Possible role of GABA-B receptor modulation in MPTP induced Parkinson's disease in rats

RK Tyagi, R Bisht, J Pant, ABA Majeed… - Experimental and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence strongly suggests that gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) receptors
play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Therefore, the present …

[HTML][HTML] A novel biomechanical analysis of gait changes in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease

WJ Geldenhuys, TL Guseman, IS Pienaar, DE Dluzen… - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-associated neurodegenerative disorder hallmarked by a
loss of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons. Accurate recapitulation of the PD movement …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking energy in parkinsonian motor symptoms: a potential role for neural metabolic deficits

S Amano, D Kegelmeyer, SL Hong - Frontiers in systems …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized as a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative
disorder that results in a variety of debilitating symptoms, including bradykinesia, resting …

Design and synthesis of a MAO‐B‐selectively activated prodrug based on MPTP: a mitochondria‐targeting chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of human malignant …

MA Sharpe, J Han, AM Baskin, DS Baskin - ChemMedChem, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant gliomas, including glioblastomas, are extremely difficult to treat. The median
survival for glioblastoma patients with optimal therapeutic intervention is 15 months. We …