Role of the dopaminergic system in depression

S Kapur, JJ Mann - Biological psychiatry, 1992 - Elsevier
A hypothesis implicating dopamine in depression was proposed over 15 years ago
(Randrup et al 1975). The identification of multiple new subtypes of dopamine receptors and …

Dopamine and depression

AS Brown, S Gershon - Journal of Neural Transmission/General Section …, 1993 - Springer
The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia and the emphasis on other neurotransmitters,
most notably norepinephirne, serotonin, and acetylcholine, in the pathogenesis of …

A controlled trial of selegiline, alpha-tocopherol, or both as treatment for Alzheimer's disease

M Sano, C Ernesto, RG Thomas… - … England Journal of …, 1997 - Mass Medical Soc
Background There is evidence that medications or vitamins that increase the levels of brain
catecholamines and protect against oxidative damage may reduce the neuronal damage …

Effect of deprenyl on the progression of disability in early Parkinson's disease

Parkinson Study Group* - New England Journal of Medicine, 1989 - Mass Medical Soc
In a clinical trial that is still in progress, we studied the ability of deprenyl and tocopherol,
antioxidative agents that act through complementary mechanisms, to delay the onset of …

Oxidative stress and antioxidant therapy in Parkinson's disease

M Ebadi, SK Srinivasan, MD Baxi - Progress in neurobiology, 1996 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease, known also as striatal dopamine deficiency syndrome, is a
degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by akinesia, muscular …

The effect of deprenyl (selegiline) on the natural history of Parkinson's disease

JW Tetrud, JW Langston - Science, 1989 - science.org
The effects of MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine), a neurotoxin that
produces the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, can be fully prevented in experimental …

DATATOP: a multicenter controlled clinical trial in early Parkinson's disease

D Steering - Arch Neurol, 1989 - jamanetwork.com
• DATATOP (Deprenylandtocopherolantioxidativetherap…) is a placebo-controlled clinical
trial designed to test the hypothesis that long-term treatment of patients with early …

2‐Phenylethylamine: A modulator of catecholamine transmission in the mammalian central nervous system?

IA Paterson, AV Juorio, AA Boulton - Journal of neurochemistry, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Since the identification of 2‐phenylethylamine (β‐phenylethylamine; PE) as a biogenic
amine, there has been much discussion about what role, if any, it may have in the CNS …

(−) Deprenyl induces activities of both superoxide dismutase and catalase but not of glutathione peroxidase in the striatum of young male rats

MC Carrillo, S Kanai, M Nokubo, K Kitani - Life Sciences, 1991 - Elsevier
Daily sc injection of (−) deprenyl (2.0 mg/kg/day) for three weeks in young male rats caused
a threefold increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the striatum of the brain …

The striatal dopamine dependency of life span in male rats. Longevity study with (−) deprenyl

J Knoll - Mechanisms of ageing and development, 1988 - Elsevier
Long-term experiments on male rats revealed that better performers in the mating test are
better learners in the shuttle box and the more active animals live significantly longer than …