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 neuronsThe effect of L-dopa infusions with and without phenylalanine challenges in parkinsonian patients: plasma and ventricular CSF L-dopa levels and clinical responses.
Woodward WR, Olanow CW, Beckner RM, Hauser RA, Gauger LL, Cedarbaum JM, Nutt JG. The effect of L-dopa infusions with and without phenylalanine challenges in parkinsonian patients: plasma and ventricular CSF L-dopa levels and clinical responses. Neurology 1993, 43: 1704-8. PMID: 8414016, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.43.9.1704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino AcidsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierHumansInfusions, IntravenousLevodopaMaleMiddle AgedParkinson DiseasePhenylalanineConceptsL-DOPAMotor responseLarge neutral amino acidsVentricular CSF concentrationsAdvanced Parkinson's diseaseL-DOPA infusionL-DOPA levelsClinical responseParkinsonian patientsCSF concentrationsOral administrationNeutral amino acidsParkinson's diseaseInfusionPatientsPhenylalanine challengeReliable predictorCSFVDiseaseBrainDurationResponsePlasmaLevelsAdministration
1992
3‐O‐methyldopa administration does not alter fluorodopa transport into the brain
Guttman M, Léger G, Cedarbaum J, Reches A, Woodward W, Evans A, Diksic M, Gjedde A. 3‐O‐methyldopa administration does not alter fluorodopa transport into the brain. Annals Of Neurology 1992, 31: 638-643. PMID: 1514775, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410310611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic L-DOPA therapyAdvanced Parkinson's diseaseL-dopa therapyPositron emission tomographic studiesL-DOPA administrationEmission tomographic studiesPositron emission tomographyL-dopa preparationsParkinsonian patientsPlasma concentrationsCynomolgus monkeysParkinson's diseasePatientsEmission tomographyL-DOPABrainTomographic studiesDiseaseAdministrationInfusionTherapyBlood