1994
Novel Radioligands for the Dopamine Transporter Demonstrate the Presence of Intrastriatal Nigral Grafts in the MPTP-Treated Monkey: Correlation with Improved Behavioral Function
Elsworth J, Al-Tikriti M, Sladek J, Taylor J, Innis R, Redmond D, Roth R. Novel Radioligands for the Dopamine Transporter Demonstrate the Presence of Intrastriatal Nigral Grafts in the MPTP-Treated Monkey: Correlation with Improved Behavioral Function. Experimental Neurology 1994, 126: 299-304. PMID: 7925828, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1994.1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain Tissue TransplantationCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFetal Tissue TransplantationIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsParkinson Disease, SecondaryRadioligand AssaySerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSubstantia NigraTransplantation, HeterotopicTransplantation, HomologousConceptsCaudate nucleusFetal ventral mesencephalic cellsIntrastriatal nigral graftsVentral mesencephalic cellsAdult MPTPNigral graftsSerotonergic fibersTransplantation procedureMesencephalic cellsNovel radioligandNeurochemical identityDopamine transporterTransporter sitesSerotonin transporterBehavioral functionsMPTPCocaine analogMonkeysCocaine derivativePreliminary studyHigh affinityDopaminergicGraft
1993
The Therapeutic Potential of Neurotrophic Factors in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Lindsay R, Altar C, Cedarbaum J, Hyman C, Wiegand S. The Therapeutic Potential of Neurotrophic Factors in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Experimental Neurology 1993, 124: 103-118. PMID: 8282068, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1993.1181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotrophic factorParkinson's diseaseNeurodegenerative disordersTherapeutic agentsNeurodegenerative diseasesFetal nigral graftsTransplantation of neuronsDopamine neurotrophic factorPartial symptomatic reliefDopamine receptor agonistsNeurotrophic growth factorsPotential clinical useHuman neurodegenerative disordersAppropriate neurotransmittersObvious therapeutic strategyNeuronal lossNigral graftsSymptomatic reliefDevelopment of drugsDopaminergic neuronsNeuroprotective agentsSubstantia nigraNeuronal degenerationNeurotrophin familyDopamine neurons
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