2023
α-Synuclein Pathology and Reduced Neurogenesis in the Olfactory System Affect Olfaction in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease
Martin-Lopez E, Vidyadhara D, Liberia T, Meller S, Harmon L, Hsu R, Spence N, Brennan B, Han K, Yücel B, Chandra S, Greer C. α-Synuclein Pathology and Reduced Neurogenesis in the Olfactory System Affect Olfaction in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 1051-1071. PMID: 36596700, PMCID: PMC9908323, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1526-22.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ-syn tg miceΑ-Syn pathologyOlfactory bulb neurogenesisProjection neuronsParkinson's diseaseOlfactory dysfunctionMutant α-synucleinOlfactory deficitsOlfactory pathwaySyn pathologyBehavioral deficitsMouse modelΑ-synucleinOB granule cellsΑ-synuclein pathologyOlfactory systemMonths of ageReduced neurogenesisFunctional deficitsPeriglomerular cellsMotor progressionPathologic changesMultiple symptomsSynaptic terminalsGranule cells
2022
Pharmacological Mechanism of the Non-hallucinogenic 5‑HT2A Agonist Ariadne and Analogs
Cunningham M, Bock H, Serrano I, Bechand B, Vidyadhara D, Bonniwell E, Lankri D, Duggan P, Nazarova A, Cao A, Calkins M, Khirsariya P, Hwu C, Katritch V, Chandra S, McCorvy J, Sames D. Pharmacological Mechanism of the Non-hallucinogenic 5‑HT2A Agonist Ariadne and Analogs. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2022, 14: 119-135. PMID: 36521179, PMCID: PMC10147382, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead-twitch responseParkinson's diseaseHallucinogenic effectsTherapeutic effectTherapeutic potentialClinical therapeutic effectSevere motor deficitsNew drug classesRemarkable therapeutic effectsConsiderable therapeutic potentialComplete remissionRapid remissionMotor deficitsNeurological indicationsTwitch responseClinical resultsReceptor agonistClinical trialsPharmacological mechanismsDrug classesDopamine receptorsMembrane monoamine transporterPreclinical resultsPlasma membrane monoamine transporterGeriatric subjects
2019
Role of the endolysosomal system in Parkinson’s disease
Vidyadhara DJ, Lee JE, Chandra SS. Role of the endolysosomal system in Parkinson’s disease. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2019, 150: 487-506. PMID: 31287913, PMCID: PMC6707858, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy mitochondrial poolParkinson's diseaseRME-8Synaptic endocytosisEndolysosomal sortingEndolysosomal systemDysfunctional mitochondriaPD geneticsMitochondrial poolKey proteinsEarly pathomechanismLysosomal functionSystem genesCell deathKey pathwaysCommon risk factorsCommon neurodegenerative disorderL pathwayMutationsPD pathogenesisL-systemsImportant pathwayAutophagyDopaminergic neuronsPathway