Synaptic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

B Picconi, G Piccoli, P Calabresi - Synaptic plasticity: dynamics …, 2012 - Springer
Activity-dependent modifications in synaptic efficacy, such as long-term depression (LTD)
and long-term potentiation (LTP), represent key cellular substrates for adaptive motor control …

Levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease: An overview on pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, therapy management strategies and future directions

L di Biase, PM Pecoraro, SP Carbone… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since its first introduction, levodopa has become the cornerstone for the treatment of
Parkinson's disease and remains the leading therapeutic choice for motor control therapy so …

Synaptic markers of cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases: a proteomic approach

E Bereczki, RM Branca, PT Francis, JB Pereira… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract See Attems and Jellinger (doi: 10.1093/brain/awx360) for a scientific commentary
on this article. Cognitive changes occurring throughout the pathogenesis of …

Pathophysiological features of nigral dopaminergic neurons in animal models of Parkinson's disease

E Guatteo, N Berretta, V Monda, A Ledonne… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons is considered the hallmark of Parkinson's
disease (PD), and it is triggered by different factors, including mitochondrial dysfunction …

Paraquat-and rotenone-induced models of Parkinson's disease

R Nisticò, B Mehdawy, S Piccirilli… - International journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder mainly characterized by a loss of
dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. In recent years, several …

Nrf2/ARE pathway involved in oxidative stress induced by paraquat in human neural progenitor cells

T Dou, M Yan, X Wang, W Lu, L Zhao… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Compelling evidences have shown that diverse environmental insults arising during early
life can either directly lead to a reduction in the number of dopaminergic neurons or cause …

Hypofunction of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the periaqueductal gray contributes to nerve-injury-induced neuropathic pain

YC Ho, JK Cheng, LC Chiou - Journal of Neuroscience, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Neuropathic pain, a chronic pain due to neuronal lesion, remains unaltered even after the
injury-induced spinal afferent discharges have declined, suggesting an involvement of …

Core-shells of magnetite nanoparticles decorated by SBA-3-SO3H mesoporous silica for magnetic solid phase adsorption of paraquat herbicide from aqueous …

R Kouchakinejad, S Shariati, J Abolhasani… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Paraquat, the most well-known herbicides of toxicological class I, is widely used as an
effective herbicide despite its high toxicity for humans and animals. In the current research, a …

JWA antagonizes paraquat-induced neurotoxicity via activation of Nrf2

X Zhao, R Wang, J Xiong, D Yan, A Li, S Wang, J Xu… - Toxicology Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Paraquat (PQ), a widely used environmental toxin in agriculture, contributes to the onset and
progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) by damaging neurons. The JWA gene, also known …

Neurophysiology of the brain stem in Parkinson's disease

C Bove, RA Travagli - Journal of neurophysiology, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is predominantly idiopathic in origin, and a large body of evidence
indicates that gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunctions are a significant comorbid clinical feature; …