Modeling Parkinson's disease in rats: an evaluation of 6-OHDA lesions of the nigrostriatal pathway

R Deumens, A Blokland, J Prickaerts - Experimental neurology, 2002 - Elsevier
Human idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
that is primarily characterized by degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons of the …

Compensatory mechanisms in experimental and human parkinsonism: towards a dynamic approach

E Bezard, CE Gross - Progress in neurobiology, 1998 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the compensatory mechanisms which come into action
during experimental and human parkinsonism. The intrinsic properties of the dopaminergic …

Frontal, midbrain and striatal dopaminergic function in early and advanced Parkinson's disease A 3D [18F]dopa-PET study

JS Rakshi, T Uema, K Ito, DL Bailey, PK Morrish… - Brain, 1999 - academic.oup.com
We have studied focal changes in dopaminergic function throughout the brain volume in
early and advanced Parkinson's disease by applying statistical parametric map** (SPM) …

High Midbrain [18F]DOPA Accumulation in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

M Ernst, AJ Zametkin, JA Matochik… - American Journal of …, 1999 - psychiatryonline.org
OBJECTIVE: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent childhood
psychiatric disorder characterized by impaired attention, excessive motor activity, and …

Reactive astrocytes and Wnt/β-catenin signaling link nigrostriatal injury to repair in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine model of Parkinson's disease

F L'Episcopo, C Tirolo, N Testa, S Caniglia… - Neurobiology of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence points to reactive glia as a pivotal factor in Parkinson's disease (PD) and
1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-lesioned mouse model of basal …

Chronic levodopa is not toxic for remaining dopamine neurons, but instead promotes their recovery, in rats with moderate nigrostriatal lesions

MG Murer, G Dziewczapolski… - Annals of Neurology …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Orally administered levodopa remains the most effective symptomatic treatment for
Parkinson's disease (PD). The introduction of levodopa therapy is often delayed, however …

Axonal sprouting following lesions of the rat substantia nigra

DI Finkelstein, D Stanic, CL Parish, D Tomas… - Neuroscience, 2000 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the
substantia nigra pars compacta. Symptoms do not appear until most nigral neurons are lost …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive flexibility deficits following 6-OHDA lesions of the rat dorsomedial striatum

GM Grospe, PM Baker, ME Ragozzino - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by severe motor deficits
and reduced striatal dopamine levels. PD patients also commonly exhibit cognitive flexibility …

Neuroprotection and neurorestoration as experimental therapeutics for Parkinson's disease

V Francardo, Y Schmitz, D Sulzer, MA Cenci - Experimental neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Disease-modifying treatments remain an unmet medical need in Parkinson's disease (PD).
Such treatments can be operationally defined as interventions that slow down the clinical …

Striatal responses to partial dopaminergic lesion: evidence for compensatory sprouting

DD Song, SN Haber - Journal of Neuroscience, 2000 - jneurosci.org
Dopaminergic lesions result in the acute loss of striatal dopamine content, the loss of
tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive fibers, upregulation of preproenkephalin mRNA …