Biological factors underlying sex differences in neurological disorders

H Loke, V Harley, J Lee - The international journal of biochemistry & cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
The prevalence, age of onset, pathophysiology, and symptomatology of many neurological
and neuropsychiatric conditions differ significantly between males and females. Females …

[HTML][HTML] Synaptic vesicle protein 2A as a potential biomarker in synaptopathies

K Heurling, NJ Ashton, A Leuzy, ER Zimmer… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Measuring synaptic density in vivo using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging-
based biomarkers targeting the synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) has received much …

Successful function of autologous iPSC-derived dopamine neurons following transplantation in a non-human primate model of Parkinson's disease

PJ Hallett, M Deleidi, A Astradsson, GA Smith… - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
Autologous transplantation of patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived
neurons is a potential clinical approach for treatment of neurological disease. Preclinical …

Diffusion tensor imaging of the nigrostriatal fibers in Parkinson's disease

Y Zhang, IW Wu, S Buckley, CS Coffey… - Movement …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is histopathologically characterized by the loss of
dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. The depletion of these neurons is …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical translation of stem cells in neurodegenerative disorders

O Lindvall, RA Barker, O Brüstle, O Isacson… - Cell stem cell, 2012 - cell.com
Stem cells and their derivatives show tremendous potential for treating many disorders,
including neurodegenerative diseases. We discuss here the challenges and potential for the …

Emerging roles of microglial activation and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

KJ Doorn, PJ Lucassen, HW Boddeke, M Prins… - Progress in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent data has indicated that the traditional view of Parkinson's disease (PD) as an
isolated disorder of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system alone is an oversimplification of its …

Neural regeneration

MM Steward, A Sridhar, JS Meyer - New perspectives in regeneration, 2013 - Springer
Regeneration of the nervous system requires either the repair or replacement of nerve cells
that have been damaged by injury or disease. While lower organisms possess extensive …

Advantages and recent developments of autologous cell therapy for Parkinson's disease patients

TM Osborn, PJ Hallett, JM Schumacher… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disease characterized by tremor,
bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. There are approximately 7–10 million PD …

Noradrenergic modulation of dopamine transmission evoked by electrical stimulation of the locus coeruleus in the rat brain

JW Park, RV Bhimani, J Park - ACS chemical neuroscience, 2017 - ACS Publications
Central norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) are involved in a variety of physiological
functions and behaviors. Accumulating evidence suggests that NE neurons originating from …

Proteomic profiling of the substantia nigra to identify determinants of Lewy body pathology and dopaminergic neuronal loss

VA Petyuk, L Yu, HM Olson, F Yu, G Clair… - Journal of proteome …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Proteinaceous aggregates containing α-synuclein protein called Lewy bodies in the
substantia nigra is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease. The molecular mechanisms of Lewy …