2019
Insight Into the Emerging Role of Striatal Neurotransmitters in the Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease: A Review
Jamwal S, Kumar P. Insight Into the Emerging Role of Striatal Neurotransmitters in the Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease: A Review. Current Neuropharmacology 2019, 17: 165-175. PMID: 29512464, PMCID: PMC6343208, DOI: 10.2174/1570159x16666180302115032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseHuntington's diseaseStriatal neurotransmittersNeuronal deathNeurotransmitter levelsAltered neurotransmitters levelBasal ganglia regionsExcitotoxic neuronal deathNeurotransmitter alterationsBrain dopaminePathophysiological basisBasal gangliaGanglia regionsMovement disordersPreclinical studiesReceptor densitySpecific drugsCoordinated body movementsDiseaseNeurotransmittersAltered levelsOxidative stressExact mechanismMitochondrial dysfunctionImportant neurotransmitter
2016
Sertraline and venlafaxine improves motor performance and neurobehavioral deficit in quinolinic acid induced Huntington’s like symptoms in rats: Possible neurotransmitters modulation
Gill JS, Jamwal S, Kumar P, Deshmukh R. Sertraline and venlafaxine improves motor performance and neurobehavioral deficit in quinolinic acid induced Huntington’s like symptoms in rats: Possible neurotransmitters modulation. Pharmacological Reports 2016, 69: 306-313. PMID: 28178592, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidHuntington DiseaseInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Lipid PeroxidationMaleMotor ActivityNeuroprotective AgentsNeurotransmitter AgentsOxidative StressQuinolinic AcidRatsRats, WistarRotarod Performance TestSertralineTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVenlafaxine HydrochlorideConceptsMotor performanceQuinolinic acidAvailable drugsPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsNumerous neuroprotective propertiesAnti-inflammatory propertiesGrip strength testProgressive neurodegenerative disorderBDNF levelsCytokine levelsSymptomatic reliefNeuroprotective effectsRotarod testMonoamine levelsNeuroprotective propertiesStriatal atrophyNeurobehavioral deficitsNeurotransmitter levelsNeurotransmitter modulationGlutamatergic signalingRat striatumNeurochemical analysisBody weightDay 22Neurochemical levels