Emerging neuroimaging biomarkers across disease stage in Parkinson disease: a review

T Mitchell, S Lehéricy, SY Chiu, AP Strafella… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Imaging biomarkers in Parkinson disease (PD) are increasingly important for
monitoring progression in clinical trials and also have the potential to improve clinical care …

Parkinson's: a syndrome rather than a disease?

N Titova, C Padmakumar, SJG Lewis… - Journal of Neural …, 2017 - Springer
Emerging concepts suggest that a multitude of pathology ranging from misfolding of alpha-
synuclein to neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neurotransmitter driven …

Serotonin in Parkinson's disease

M Politis, F Niccolini - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the motor
symptoms of bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity and postural instability. However, non-motor …

The prominent role of serotonergic degeneration in apathy, anxiety and depression in de novo Parkinson's disease

A Maillet, P Krack, E Lhommée, E Météreau, H Klinger… - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract See Schrag and Politis (doi: 10.1093/aww190) for a scientific commentary on this
article. Apathy, which can occur separately or in combination with depression and anxiety, is …

Neuroimaging in Parkinson disease: from research setting to clinical practice

M Politis - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2014 - nature.com
Over the past three decades, neuroimaging studies—including structural, functional and
molecular modalities—have provided invaluable insights into the mechanisms underlying …

Presynaptic Mechanisms of l-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia: The Findings, the Debate, and the Therapeutic Implications

MA Cenci - Frontiers in neurology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The dopamine (DA) precursor l-DOPA has been the most effective treatment for Parkinson's
disease (PD) for over 40 years. However, the response to this treatment changes with …

Clinical correlates of raphe serotonergic dysfunction in early Parkinson's disease

Z Qamhawi, D Towey, B Shah, G Pagano, J Seibyl… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Post-mortem and neuroimaging studies suggest that the serotonergic system, which
originates from the brainstem raphe nuclei, is disrupted in Parkinson's disease. This could …

Serotonergic mechanisms responsible for levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease patients

M Politis, K Wu, C Loane, DJ Brooks… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) are the most common and disabling adverse motor
effect of therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. In this study, we investigated …

Translational molecular imaging and drug development in Parkinson's disease

A Haider, NH Elghazawy, A Dawoud… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects
elderly people and constitutes a major source of disability worldwide. Notably, the …

Serotonergic modulation of the activity of mesencephalic dopaminergic systems: therapeutic implications

P De Deurwaerdère, G Di Giovanni - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Since their discovery in the mammalian brain, it has been apparent that serotonin (5-HT)
and dopamine (DA) interactions play a key role in normal and abnormal behavior …