1997
Severe long-term 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Sladek J, Redmond D. Severe long-term 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus). Neuroscience 1997, 81: 745-755. PMID: 9316026, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00214-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseSevere parkinsonismAdult male African green monkeysMale African green monkeysTetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonismMPTP-induced parkinsonismIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseNovel therapeutic treatmentsLong-term deficitsAfrican green monkeysGroups of animalsNon-human primatesMPTP treatmentParkinsonian monkeysMPTP administrationVervet monkeysFunctional deficitsInitial severityStable parkinsonismBehavioral deficitsAnimal modelsParkinsonismParkinsonian subjectsMPTPTherapeutic treatment
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
1994
Behavioral Effects of MPTP Administration in the Vervet Monkey
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Sladek J, Redmond D. Behavioral Effects of MPTP Administration in the Vervet Monkey. 1994, 139-174. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1447-7_6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Chapter 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