Expanding the repertoire of L-DOPA's actions: A comprehensive review of its functional neurochemistry

P De Deurwaerdère, G Di Giovanni, MJ Millan - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Though a multi-facetted disorder, Parkinson's disease is prototypically characterized by
neurodegeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars …

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for P arkinson's disease–a systematic review

AD Andersen, M Binzer, E Stenager… - Acta Neurologica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) relies on clinical history and physical examination,
but misdiagnosis is common in early stages. Identification of biomarkers for PD may allow …

Enhanced catalytic and dopamine sensing properties of electrochemically reduced conducting polymer nanocomposite doped with pure graphene oxide

W Wang, G Xu, XT Cui, G Sheng, X Luo - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014 - Elsevier
Significantly enhanced catalytic activity of a nanocomposite composed of conducting
polymer poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) doped with graphene oxide (GO) was …

Missense dopamine transporter mutations associate with adult parkinsonism and ADHD

FH Hansen, T Skjørringe, S Yasmeen… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Parkinsonism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are widespread brain
disorders that involve disturbances of dopaminergic signaling. The sodium-coupled …

L-DOPA: a scapegoat for accelerated neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease?

J Lipski, R Nistico, N Berretta, E Guatteo… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
There is consensus that amelioration of the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease is most
effective with l-DOPA (levodopa). However, this necessary therapeutic step is biased by an …

Tyrosinase-based biosensors for selective dopamine detection

M Florescu, M David - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
A novel tyrosinase-based biosensor was developed for the detection of dopamine (DA). For
increased selectivity, gold electrodes were previously modified with cobalt (II)-porphyrin …

Chronic and progressive Parkinson's disease MPTP model in adult and aged mice

AB Muñoz‐Manchado, J Villadiego… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the different animal models of Parkinson's disease developed during the last years,
they still present limitations modelling the slow and progressive process of …

Dopamine turnover increases in asymptomatic LRRK2 mutations carriers

V Sossi, R de la Fuente‐Fernández… - Movement …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Increase in dopamine (DA) turnover was found to occur early in symptomatic Parkinson's
disease (PD) and to be functionally related to the dopamine transporter (DAT). The …

Cerebrospinal fluid biochemical studies in patients with Parkinson's disease: toward a potential search for biomarkers for this disease

FJ Jiménez-Jiménez, H Alonso-Navarro… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The blood-brain barrier supplies brain tissues with nutrients and filters certain compounds
from the brain back to the bloodstream. In several neurodegenerative diseases, including …

Ultra-high sensitive, selective, non-enzymatic dopamine sensor based on electrochemically active graphene decorated Polydiphenylamine-SiO2 nanohybrid …

C Bavatharani, E Muthusankar, ZA Alothman… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In neurotransmission process, dopamine (DA) is the key molecule. Hence, the detection of
dopamine plays a vital role in the primary diagnosis of diseases which is related to the …