2022
Intrathecal amyloid‐beta oligomer administration increases tau phosphorylation in the medial temporal lobe in the African green monkey: A nonhuman primate model of Alzheimer's disease
Wakeman DR, Weed MR, Perez SE, Cline EN, Viola KL, Wilcox KC, Moddrelle DS, Nisbett EZ, Kurian AM, Bell AF, Pike R, Jacobson PB, Klein WL, Mufson EJ, Lawrence MS, Elsworth JD. Intrathecal amyloid‐beta oligomer administration increases tau phosphorylation in the medial temporal lobe in the African green monkey: A nonhuman primate model of Alzheimer's disease. Neuropathology And Applied Neurobiology 2022, 48: e12800. PMID: 35156715, PMCID: PMC10902791, DOI: 10.1111/nan.12800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult African green monkeysAfrican green monkeysMedial temporal lobeAlzheimer's diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingIntrathecal injectionHippocampal volumeTau phosphorylationTemporal lobeGreen monkeysNonhuman primatesAD-like neuropathologyAD-like pathologyHuman Alzheimer's diseaseNonhuman primate modelNew treatment strategiesTransgenic rodent modelsAmyloid-beta oligomersAβO injectionAT8 antibodyClinical outcomesAD pathologyClinical trialsPrimate modelTreatment strategies
2017
Cell Replacement Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease
Chatterjee D, Wakeman D, Kordower J. Cell Replacement Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease. Molecular And Translational Medicine 2017, 73-83. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57153-9_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell replacement strategiesFetal graftsClinical trialsParkinson's diseaseAnimal modelsDouble-blind clinical assessmentOpen-label clinical trialCareful subject selectionDopamine cell replacementGraft-induced dyskinesiaPotential clinical efficacyProgressive neurodegenerative disorderCell transplantation therapyPrion-like transmissionStem cellsGraft microenvironmentMotor dysfunctionMotor symptomsNigrostriatal pathwayClinical efficacyReplacement therapyDopaminergic neuronsLewy bodiesSpecific therapyCell replacement therapy
2011
Cell Transplantation and Gene Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
Wakeman D, Dodiya H, Kordower J. Cell Transplantation and Gene Therapy in Parkinson's Disease. Annals Of Global Health 2011, 78: 126-158. PMID: 21259269, DOI: 10.1002/msj.20233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseLong-term disease modificationFetal dopamine neuronsGraft-induced dyskinesiaStem cell transplantationCourse of diseaseDirect cell replacementProgressive neurodegenerative disorderWidespread clinical useGene therapyPatient-derived cellsDopamine replacementMotor symptomsDisease modificationDopamine deficiencyViral vector deliveryCell transplantationSymptomatic strategiesDopamine neuronsClinical trialsEfficacy profileDopaminergic circuitryMotor neuronsClinical studiesVentral midbrain
2010
Cellular Repair in the Parkinsonian Nonhuman Primate Brain
Redmond DE, Weiss S, Elsworth JD, Roth RH, Wakeman DR, Bjugstad KB, Collier TJ, Blanchard BC, Teng YD, Synder EY, Sladek JR. Cellular Repair in the Parkinsonian Nonhuman Primate Brain. Rejuvenation Research 2010, 13: 188-194. PMID: 20370501, PMCID: PMC2946058, DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman neural stem cellsSubstantia nigraDopamine neuronsParkinson's diseaseFetal dopaminergic neuronsFetal striatal tissueReduction of medicationLittle therapeutic benefitParkinsonian motor deficitsSubsequent clinical trialsDopaminergic neural systemsNonhuman primate brainCell replacement strategiesLong-term improvementStem cellsNeural stem cellsMotor deficitsDopaminergic neuronsNeurological signsCellular repairClinical trialsStriatal targetsStriatal tissueTherapeutic benefitParkinson's patients