2023
Age-associated sex difference in the expression of mitochondria-based redox sensitive proteins and effect of pioglitazone in nonhuman primate brain
Jamwal S, Blackburn J, Elsworth J. Age-associated sex difference in the expression of mitochondria-based redox sensitive proteins and effect of pioglitazone in nonhuman primate brain. Biology Of Sex Differences 2023, 14: 65. PMID: 37770961, PMCID: PMC10540392, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-023-00551-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigraSex-dependent expressionPrimate brainAdult male monkeysCerebrospinal fluidMale monkeysPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistProliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistsEffect of pioglitazoneWeeks of treatmentReceptor gamma agonistsGreater expressionAdult female monkeysNonhuman primate brainNovel neuroprotective treatmentAfrican green monkeysSex-based differencesOral pioglitazoneNeuroprotective treatmentPIO treatmentRisk factorsCNS disordersGamma agonistsPreclinical studiesParkinson's disease
2021
Pioglitazone transiently stimulates paraoxonase-2 expression in male nonhuman primate brain: Implications for sex-specific therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders
Blackburn JK, Jamwal S, Wang W, Elsworth JD. Pioglitazone transiently stimulates paraoxonase-2 expression in male nonhuman primate brain: Implications for sex-specific therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders. Neurochemistry International 2021, 152: 105222. PMID: 34767873, PMCID: PMC8712400, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPON2 expressionParkinson's diseaseParaoxonase 2Male African green monkeysShort-term animal modelsOxidative stressPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaEffect of pioglitazoneWeeks of treatmentProliferator-activated receptor gammaNonhuman primate brainParaoxonase-2 expressionRegion-dependent expressionSex-specific therapeuticsAnti-diabetic drug pioglitazoneAfrican green monkeysDorsolateral prefrontal cortexOral pioglitazonePreclinical evidenceSubstantia nigraClinical trialsPON2 mRNAAnimal modelsPioglitazonePrimate brain
2005
Neural Stem Cells Implanted into MPTP-Treated Monkeys Increase the Size of Endogenous Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Cells Found in the Striatum: A Return to Control Measures
Bjugstad K, Redmond D, Teng Y, Elsworth J, Roth R, Blanchard B, Snyder E, Sladek J. Neural Stem Cells Implanted into MPTP-Treated Monkeys Increase the Size of Endogenous Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Cells Found in the Striatum: A Return to Control Measures. Cell Transplantation 2005, 14: 183-192. PMID: 15929553, DOI: 10.3727/000000005783983098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine hydroxylase-positive cellsNeural stem cellsHydroxylase-positive cellsSubstantia nigraHuman neural stem cellsParkinson's diseaseHuman NSCsCaudate nucleusEffects of NSCsPresence of NSCsImplanted neural stem cellsRight substantia nigraUntreated control monkeysRight caudate nucleusCell populationsAfrican green monkeysEndogenous cell populationsStem cellsMPTP damageMPTP treatmentStriatal environmentNigrostriatal pathwayDopamine neuronsControl monkeysSelective dopaminergic
2001
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Gene Delivery Protects Dopaminergic Terminals from Degeneration
Connor B, Kozlowski D, Unnerstall J, Elsworth J, Tillerson J, Schallert T, Bohn M. Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Gene Delivery Protects Dopaminergic Terminals from Degeneration. Experimental Neurology 2001, 169: 83-95. PMID: 11312561, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAutoradiographyCarrier ProteinsCocaineCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroinjectionsMotor ActivityNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsOxidopamineParkinson Disease, SecondaryPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Inbred F344RNA, MessengerSubstantia NigraTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factorGDNF gene deliverySubstantia nigraDA terminalsDA neuronsNeuronal sproutingGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene deliveryAmphetamine-induced rotational asymmetryLine-derived neurotrophic factorUnilateral intrastriatal injectionAged rat brainDopaminergic neuronal functionTyrosine hydroxylase mRNADA transporter ligandsNigrostriatal functionStriatal injectionAxonal sproutingDopaminergic terminalsIntrastriatal injectionStriatal denervationDenervated striatumWeeks postlesionNeurotrophic factorNigrostriatal axonsPartial lesions
2000
Estrogen Is Essential for Maintaining Nigrostriatal Dopamine Neurons in Primates: Implications for Parkinson's Disease and Memory
Leranth C, Roth R, Elsworth J, Naftolin F, Horvath T, Redmond D. Estrogen Is Essential for Maintaining Nigrostriatal Dopamine Neurons in Primates: Implications for Parkinson's Disease and Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 8604-8609. PMID: 11102464, PMCID: PMC6773080, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-23-08604.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNigrostriatal dopamine neuronsDopamine neuronsParkinson's diseaseSubstantia nigraDopamine cellsTyrosine hydroxylase-expressing neuronsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cellsNigral dopamine systemsEstrogen replacement therapyNew treatment strategiesUnbiased stereological analysisTypes of neuronsProgression of diseaseEstrogen replacementPostmenopausal womenEstrogen deprivationReplacement therapyTreatment strategiesCompact zoneGonadal hormonesLong-term effectsDopamine systemEstrogenDiseaseNeurons
1999
Chapter 12 Fetal Grafts in Parkinson's Disease Primate Models
Sladek J, Collier T, Elsworth J, Roth R, Taylor J, Redmond D. Chapter 12 Fetal Grafts in Parkinson's Disease Primate Models. 1999, 321-364. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012705070-6/50013-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease patientsFetal tissue graftsParkinson's disease patientsProgressive neurological disorderEntire striatumParkinsonian symptomsFetal graftsClinical benefitDopaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraClinical trialsNeurosurgical interventionPrimate modelParkinson's diseaseTissue graftDonor tissueNeurological disordersSource of cellsNeurodegenerative disordersFunctional changesProgressive lossHuman embryonic tissuesOptimal ageGraftSingle donor
1997
Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys
Tam S, Elsworth J, Sladek J, Redmond D, Roth R. Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1997, 143: 172-176. PMID: 9000456, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1996.6338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionAfrican green monkeysHigh-affinity neurotrophin receptorsGreen monkeysVentral tegmental areaAdult substantia nigraTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionMonkey midbrainTrkC mRNAFetal monkeysSubstantia nigraTegmental areaVentral midbrainNeurotrophin receptorFetal brainAdult monkeysCodon 361Receptor tyrosine kinasesTrk familyTrkCDistinct biological effectsChain reactionMonkeysTrkBMidbrain
1995
Sham surgery does not ameliorate MPTP-induced behavioral deficits in monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Sladek J, Collier T, Roth R, Redmond D. Sham surgery does not ameliorate MPTP-induced behavioral deficits in monkeys. Cell Transplantation 1995, 4: 13-26. DOI: 10.1016/0963-6897(94)00035-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal mesencephalic tissueSubstantia nigra graftsSham surgeryBehavioral improvementMesencephalic tissueBehavioral deficitsAdult male African green monkeysDopamine concentrationsMale African green monkeysFetal dopamine neuronsSystemic MPTP administrationIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseStriatum of MPTPSham-operated monkeysPostmortem brain tissueAfrican green monkeysMore variable effectsNeuronal synaptic connectionsHost neuronsHost striatumHost brainMPTP administrationGestational ageSubstantia nigraNeuronal effectsSham Surgery does not Ameliorate MPTP-Induced Behavioral Deficits in Monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Sladek J, Collier T, Roth R, Redmond D. Sham Surgery does not Ameliorate MPTP-Induced Behavioral Deficits in Monkeys. Cell Transplantation 1995, 4: 13-26. PMID: 7728327, DOI: 10.1177/096368979500400105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal mesencephalic tissueSubstantia nigra graftsSham surgeryBehavioral improvementMesencephalic tissueBehavioral deficitsAdult male African green monkeysDopamine concentrationsMale African green monkeysFetal dopamine neuronsSystemic MPTP administrationIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseStriatum of MPTPSham-operated monkeysPostmortem brain tissueAfrican green monkeysMore variable effectsNeuronal synaptic connectionsHost neuronsHost striatumHost brainMPTP administrationGestational ageSubstantia nigraNeuronal effects
1991
Grafting of fetal substantia nigra to striatum reverses behavioral deficits induced by MPTP in primates: a comparison with other types of grafts as controls
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Sladek J, Collier T, Redmond D. Grafting of fetal substantia nigra to striatum reverses behavioral deficits induced by MPTP in primates: a comparison with other types of grafts as controls. Experimental Brain Research 1991, 85: 335-348. PMID: 1893983, DOI: 10.1007/bf00229411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusBehavioral deficitsHealthy behaviorsFetal substantia nigra cellsFetal substantia nigraIdiopathic Parkinson's diseasePoverty of movementType of graftDays/weekSubstantia nigra cellsTime of sacrificePre-treatment levelsSN cellsSpecific behavioral effectsMPTP treatmentMPTP toxicityParkinsonian signsSubstantia nigraControl subjectsInitiation of movementBrain sitesLimb tremorParkinson's diseaseControl animalsMPTP
1990
MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys. Brain Research 1990, 513: 320-324. PMID: 2350702, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)90474-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaSubstantia nigraTegmental areaRetrorubral fieldParkinson's diseasePostencephalitic Parkinson's diseaseHomovanillic acid concentrationsMesostriatal dopaminergic systemIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseAsymptomatic monkeysSymptomatic monkeysDA neuronsHVA concentrationsMPTP toxicityTreatment regimensDopaminergic systemDopamine concentrationsDA regionsDiseaseNigraDopamineParkinsonismMonkeysVervet monkeysRegimensChapter 62 Improvements in MPTP-induced object retrieval deficits and behavioral deficits after fetal nigral grafting in monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Collier T, Sladek J, Redmond D. Chapter 62 Improvements in MPTP-induced object retrieval deficits and behavioral deficits after fetal nigral grafting in monkeys. Progress In Brain Research 1990, 82: 543-559. PMID: 2290957, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62645-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF HVA levelsHVA levelsBehavioral recoveryCaudate nucleusSN graftsDopamine neuronsDopamine productionHVA/dopamine ratioCentral dopamine productionFetal substantia nigraStriatum of subjectsSubstantia nigra transplantsRelease of dopamineImproved parkinsonismHost striatumHost brainFetal graftsMPTP administrationParkinsonian signsTH immunohistochemistrySubstantia nigraDopamine ratioSmall graftsBehavioral deficitsGraft
1988
Chapter 64 Fetal dopamine neural grafts: extended reversal of methylphenyltetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in monkeys
Sladek J, Redmond D, Collier T, Blount J, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Roth R. Chapter 64 Fetal dopamine neural grafts: extended reversal of methylphenyltetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in monkeys. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 78: 497-506. PMID: 3266802, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)60323-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsTherapeutic interventionsHuman parkinsonismHost brainFunctional recoveryDopaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraCell graftsDopamine levelsFetal brainGraft siteTrophic factorsHuman neuronsAnatomical substrateParkinsonismCerebellar tissueControl transplantsNeuronsGraftBrain activityPhenotype characteristicBrainInterventionTransplantationTransplant
1987
Chapter 25 Transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons in primate brain reverses MPTP induced parkinsonism
Sladek J, Redmond D, Collier T, Haber S, Elsworth J, Deutch A, Roth R. Chapter 25 Transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons in primate brain reverses MPTP induced parkinsonism. Progress In Brain Research 1987, 71: 309-323. PMID: 3495818, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61833-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinsonian signsFetal neuronsCerebrospinal fluidTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsFetal dopamine neuronsToxin-induced parkinsonismDopamine metabolite levelsAfrican green monkeysNigral tissuePositive neuronsGestational tissuesNeurochemical indicesSubstantia nigraDopamine neuronsGrowth of neuritesCaudate nucleusMotor impairmentParkinson's diseaseSevere symptomsPrimate brainThird monkeyImmunohistochemical observationsTransplantationGreen monkeysTherapeutic insightsDifferential responsiveness to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine toxicity in sub-regions of the primate substantia nigra and striatum
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Differential responsiveness to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine toxicity in sub-regions of the primate substantia nigra and striatum. Life Sciences 1987, 40: 193-202. PMID: 3491946, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(87)90359-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigraParkinsonian disabilityDA neuronsSymptomatic animalsMedial regionAsymptomatic animalsHVA/DA ratioLateral regionsDA concentrationPrimate substantia nigraDA histofluorescenceNigrostriatal pathwayTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxicityDopaminergic neuronsContralateral halfDA ratioDopaminergic cellsLipofuscin fluorescenceCell bodiesStriatumIndividual neuronsNeuronsDifferential responsivenessMarked lossDopamine
1986
Preferential vulnerability of A8 dopamine neurons in the primate to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Deutch A, Elsworth J, Goldstein M, Fuxe K, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Preferential vulnerability of A8 dopamine neurons in the primate to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine. Neuroscience Letters 1986, 68: 51-56. PMID: 3487756, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(86)90228-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA8 regionDA neuronsSubstantia nigraDopamine cell groupsDopaminergic neuronsDopamine neuronsImmunohistochemical examinationPreferential vulnerabilityHomovanillic acidBiochemical assessmentCell groupsMarked depletionNeuronsSame animalsSignificant decreaseMarked lossMPTPStriatumNigraVervet monkeysMidbrainTetrahydropyridine