1999
Chapter 12 Fetal Grafts in Parkinson's Disease Primate Models
Sladek J, Collier T, Elsworth J, Roth R, Taylor J, Redmond D. Chapter 12 Fetal Grafts in Parkinson's Disease Primate Models. 1999, 321-364. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012705070-6/50013-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease patientsFetal tissue graftsParkinson's disease patientsProgressive neurological disorderEntire striatumParkinsonian symptomsFetal graftsClinical benefitDopaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraClinical trialsNeurosurgical interventionPrimate modelParkinson's diseaseTissue graftDonor tissueNeurological disordersSource of cellsNeurodegenerative disordersFunctional changesProgressive lossHuman embryonic tissuesOptimal ageGraftSingle donor
1998
In vivo expression of therapeutic human genes for dopamine production in the caudates of MPTP-treated monkeys using an AAV vector
During M, Samulski R, Elsworth J, Kaplitt M, Leone P, Xiao X, Li J, Freese A, Taylor J, Roth R, Sladek J, O’Malley K, Redmond D. In vivo expression of therapeutic human genes for dopamine production in the caudates of MPTP-treated monkeys using an AAV vector. Gene Therapy 1998, 5: 820-827. PMID: 9747462, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAromatic-L-Amino-Acid DecarboxylasesChlorocebus aethiopsDependovirusDopamineDopamine AgentsGene ExpressionGene Transfer TechniquesGenetic VectorsHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleParkinson DiseaseTrigeminal Caudal NucleusTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsTyrosine hydroxylaseStriatal cellsDopamine-depleted monkeysAdeno-associated virus vectorProduction of dopamineParkinsonian monkeysTransient feverSevere hyperactivityStriatal dopaminePrimate neuronsStereotactic injectionHistological evidencePrimate modelInjection tractNeurotoxin MPTPDopamine productionParkinson's diseaseTreatment groupsSignificant toxicityBehavioral effectsVivo gene therapyElevated levelsBiochemical effectsFirst dayMonkeysPattern of synaptophysin immunoreactivity within mesencephalic grafts following transplantation in a parkinsonian primate model
Sortwell C, Blanchard B, Collier T, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Roth R, Redmond D, Sladek J. Pattern of synaptophysin immunoreactivity within mesencephalic grafts following transplantation in a parkinsonian primate model. Brain Research 1998, 791: 117-124. PMID: 9593853, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00086-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraft-host interactionsMesencephalic graftsFunctional synapsesTyrosine hydroxylaseCerebellar tissuePericellular arraysEmbryonic cerebellar tissueEmbryonic ventral mesencephalonGrafted dopamine neuronsNerve terminal differentiationTH-positive neuronsStriatum of MPTPEnzyme tyrosine hydroxylaseSynthetic enzyme tyrosine hydroxylaseAfrican green monkeysNeurochemical subtypesStriatal portionDA neuronsSynaptophysin immunoreactivityVentral mesencephalonGraft typeDopamine neuronsPrimate modelStriatal targetsSynaptic remodeling