Expression of PON2 isoforms varies among brain regions in male and female African green monkeys
Jamwal S, Blackburn JK, Elsworth JD. Expression of PON2 isoforms varies among brain regions in male and female African green monkeys. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2021, 178: 215-218. PMID: 34890766, PMCID: PMC8760629, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican green monkeysParkinson's diseaseBrain regionsParaoxonase 2Different brain regionsFemale monkeysGreen monkeysPON2 expressionOxidative stress-related neurodegenerative disordersFemale African green monkeysNeurodegenerative disordersMale African green monkeysOxidative stressPON2 protein expressionAnti-inflammatory propertiesExpression levelsSignificant differencesBrain tissue samplesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeuroprotective strategiesWestern blotting techniquesDopaminergic neuronsPON2 proteinPrimate brainProtective rolePioglitazone 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