2023
Age-associated sex difference in the expression of mitochondria-based redox sensitive proteins and effect of pioglitazone in nonhuman primate brain
Jamwal S, Blackburn J, Elsworth J. Age-associated sex difference in the expression of mitochondria-based redox sensitive proteins and effect of pioglitazone in nonhuman primate brain. Biology Of Sex Differences 2023, 14: 65. PMID: 37770961, PMCID: PMC10540392, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-023-00551-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigraSex-dependent expressionPrimate brainAdult male monkeysCerebrospinal fluidMale monkeysPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistProliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistsEffect of pioglitazoneWeeks of treatmentReceptor gamma agonistsGreater expressionAdult female monkeysNonhuman primate brainNovel neuroprotective treatmentAfrican green monkeysSex-based differencesOral pioglitazoneNeuroprotective treatmentPIO treatmentRisk factorsCNS disordersGamma agonistsPreclinical studiesParkinson's disease
2021
Expression of PON2 isoforms varies among brain regions in male and female African green monkeys
Jamwal S, Blackburn JK, Elsworth JD. Expression of PON2 isoforms varies among brain regions in male and female African green monkeys. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2021, 178: 215-218. PMID: 34890766, PMCID: PMC8760629, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican green monkeysParkinson's diseaseBrain regionsParaoxonase 2Different brain regionsFemale monkeysGreen monkeysPON2 expressionOxidative stress-related neurodegenerative disordersFemale African green monkeysNeurodegenerative disordersMale African green monkeysOxidative stressPON2 protein expressionAnti-inflammatory propertiesExpression levelsSignificant differencesBrain tissue samplesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeuroprotective strategiesWestern blotting techniquesDopaminergic neuronsPON2 proteinPrimate brainProtective rolePioglitazone transiently stimulates paraoxonase-2 expression in male nonhuman primate brain: Implications for sex-specific therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders
Blackburn JK, Jamwal S, Wang W, Elsworth JD. Pioglitazone transiently stimulates paraoxonase-2 expression in male nonhuman primate brain: Implications for sex-specific therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders. Neurochemistry International 2021, 152: 105222. PMID: 34767873, PMCID: PMC8712400, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPON2 expressionParkinson's diseaseParaoxonase 2Male African green monkeysShort-term animal modelsOxidative stressPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaEffect of pioglitazoneWeeks of treatmentProliferator-activated receptor gammaNonhuman primate brainParaoxonase-2 expressionRegion-dependent expressionSex-specific therapeuticsAnti-diabetic drug pioglitazoneAfrican green monkeysDorsolateral prefrontal cortexOral pioglitazonePreclinical evidenceSubstantia nigraClinical trialsPON2 mRNAAnimal modelsPioglitazonePrimate brainSex-based disparity in paraoxonase-2 expression in the brains of African green monkeys
Jamwal S, Blackburn JK, Elsworth JD. Sex-based disparity in paraoxonase-2 expression in the brains of African green monkeys. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2021, 167: 201-204. PMID: 33722626, PMCID: PMC8096713, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican green monkeysParaoxonase 2Parkinson's diseaseBrain regionsGreen monkeysOxidative stressReactive oxygen speciesAnti-inflammatory propertiesSex-based disparitiesParaoxonase-2 expressionDifferent brain regionsNigrostriatal systemPON2 expressionDevelopment of therapeuticsNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseProtein levelsROS levelsLower ROS levelsMitochondrial performanceSex-based variationDisordersMonkeysOxygen speciesMales
2020
Generation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and Induced Pluripotent Somatic Cells from African Green Monkeys
Chung YG, Seay M, Elsworth J, Redmond D. Generation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and Induced Pluripotent Somatic Cells from African Green Monkeys. Stem Cells And Development 2020, 29: 1294-1307. PMID: 32715987, DOI: 10.1089/scd.2020.0059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsChromosome BandingCloning, OrganismCulture MediaCytogenetic AnalysisDNADopaminergic NeuronsEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleGenotypeHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMitochondriaNuclear Transfer TechniquesOvaryTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsAfrican green monkeysInduced pluripotent stem cellsCell linesGreen monkeysStem cellsEffective cell replacement therapyPromising potential therapyPluripotent stem cellsDopamine depletionReplacement therapyDopamine neuronsCell replacement therapyBrain pathologyDonor monkeyParkinson's diseasePotential therapyMonkey studiesFemale monkeysClinical predictive powerImmune rejectionImmune systemAccidental exposurePossible treatmentIPSC linesRodent experiments
2005
Neural Stem Cells Implanted into MPTP-Treated Monkeys Increase the Size of Endogenous Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Cells Found in the Striatum: A Return to Control Measures
Bjugstad K, Redmond D, Teng Y, Elsworth J, Roth R, Blanchard B, Snyder E, Sladek J. Neural Stem Cells Implanted into MPTP-Treated Monkeys Increase the Size of Endogenous Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Cells Found in the Striatum: A Return to Control Measures. Cell Transplantation 2005, 14: 183-192. PMID: 15929553, DOI: 10.3727/000000005783983098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine hydroxylase-positive cellsNeural stem cellsHydroxylase-positive cellsSubstantia nigraHuman neural stem cellsParkinson's diseaseHuman NSCsCaudate nucleusEffects of NSCsPresence of NSCsImplanted neural stem cellsRight substantia nigraUntreated control monkeysRight caudate nucleusCell populationsAfrican green monkeysEndogenous cell populationsStem cellsMPTP damageMPTP treatmentStriatal environmentNigrostriatal pathwayDopamine neuronsControl monkeysSelective dopaminergic
1998
Upregulation of striatal D2 receptors in the MPTP-treated vervet monkey is reversed by grafts of fetal ventral mesencephalon: an autoradiographic study
Elsworth J, Brittan M, Taylor J, Sladek J, Redmond D, Innis R, Zea-Ponce Y, Roth R. Upregulation of striatal D2 receptors in the MPTP-treated vervet monkey is reversed by grafts of fetal ventral mesencephalon: an autoradiographic study. Brain Research 1998, 795: 55-62. PMID: 9622593, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00252-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBenzofuransBrain Tissue TransplantationChlorocebus aethiopsCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamine AgentsFetal Tissue TransplantationImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesMesencephalonParkinson Disease, SecondaryRadioligand AssayReceptors, Dopamine D2Up-RegulationConceptsFetal ventral mesencephalonD2 receptor bindingVentral mesencephalonDorsal striatumAutoradiographic studyDopamine uptake site densityPostsynaptic dopamine receptor activationVentral striatumDopamine concentrationsStriatal D2 receptor bindingReceptor bindingD2 receptor upregulationPostsynaptic dopamine transmissionTetrahydropyridine-treated monkeysStriatal D2 receptorsDopamine receptor activationPrevious autoradiographic studiesAfrican green monkeysDonor neuronsIntrastriatal graftingParkinsonian primatesNeural transplantationReceptor upregulationStriatal circuitryMotor functionPattern 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 remodelingIntrastriatal Grafts From Multiple Donors Do Not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates
Sladek J, Collier T, Elsworth J, Roth R, Taylor J, Redmond D. Intrastriatal Grafts From Multiple Donors Do Not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates. Cell Transplantation 1998, 7: 87-96. DOI: 10.1016/s0963-6897(98)00007-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsDouble graftsAdult African green monkeysVentral mesencephalic dopamine neuronsMultiple donorsGrafts of tissueMore dopamine neuronsSymptoms of parkinsonismMesencephalic dopamine neuronsDopamine cell survivalHuman clinical trialsAfrican green monkeysIntrastriatal graftsPositive neuronsTotal numberClinical trialsDopamine levelsCaudate nucleusRecipient animalsGraftGrafted tissueNeuronsGreen monkeysNonhuman primatesDorsoventral extentIntrastriatal Grafts from Multiple Donors do not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates
Sladek J, Collier T, Elsworth J, Roth R, Taylor J, Redmond D. Intrastriatal Grafts from Multiple Donors do not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates. Cell Transplantation 1998, 7: 87-96. PMID: 9588591, DOI: 10.1177/096368979800700204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsDouble graftsAdult African green monkeysVentral mesencephalic dopamine neuronsMultiple donorsGrafts of tissueMore dopamine neuronsSymptoms of parkinsonismMesencephalic dopamine neuronsDopamine cell survivalHuman clinical trialsAfrican green monkeysIntrastriatal graftsPositive neuronsTotal numberClinical trialsDopamine levelsCaudate nucleusRecipient animalsGraftGrafted tissueNeuronsGreen monkeysNonhuman primatesDorsoventral extent
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 treatmentIdentification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys
Tam S, Elsworth J, Sladek J, Redmond D, Roth R. Identification of Novel Variants oftrkC mRNA Transcripts in Brain of African Green Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1997, 143: 172-176. PMID: 9000456, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1996.6338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionAfrican green monkeysHigh-affinity neurotrophin receptorsGreen monkeysVentral tegmental areaAdult substantia nigraTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionMonkey midbrainTrkC mRNAFetal monkeysSubstantia nigraTegmental areaVentral midbrainNeurotrophin receptorFetal brainAdult monkeysCodon 361Receptor tyrosine kinasesTrk familyTrkCDistinct biological effectsChain reactionMonkeysTrkBMidbrain
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
Expression Of A Novel TRK C Receptor Isoform With Truncated Extracellular Domain In Fetal And Adult Monkey Brains
Tam S, Elsworth J, Redmond D, Roth R. Expression Of A Novel TRK C Receptor Isoform With Truncated Extracellular Domain In Fetal And Adult Monkey Brains. Neuropsychopharmacology 1994, 11: 286-286. DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1380219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult monkey brainTrk BTrk AMonkey brainReceptor tyrosine kinasesFamily of neurotrophinsTrk C receptorTrk-C mRNAMesencephalic dopamine neuronsHigh-affinity receptorAfrican green monkeysExtracellular domainMonkey midbrainTyrosine kinaseNT-3Dopamine neuronsNT-4C receptorFetal developmentAffinity receptorReceptor isoformsTrk familyGreen monkeysTyrosine kinase domainPattern of expressionPeripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems
Collier T, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems. Neuroscience 1994, 61: 875-889. PMID: 7838385, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)90410-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsCaudate nucleusNon-human primatesLateral ventricleSeptal areaDopamine systemEmbryonic ventral mesencephalic tissueTyrosine hydroxylase-positive fibersHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioDopamine neuron graftsDopamine-depleted monkeysEmbryonic ventral mesencephalonGrafted dopamine neuronsVentral mesencephalic tissueLateral septal areaLevels of dopamineMesencephalic dopamine neuronsMetabolite homovanillic acidBrain dopamine systemsMPTP-treated monkeysDirection of normalizationAfrican green monkeysInjury-induced regenerationMesencephalic tissueSaphenous nerve
1993
Fetal Dopamine Cell Survival after Transplantation Is Dramatically Improved at a Critical Donor Gestational Age in Nonhuman Primates
Sladek J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Evans L, Collier T, Cooper S, Taylor J, Redmond D. Fetal Dopamine Cell Survival after Transplantation Is Dramatically Improved at a Critical Donor Gestational Age in Nonhuman Primates. Experimental Neurology 1993, 122: 16-27. PMID: 8101820, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1993.1103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsCaudate nucleusMesencephalic dopamine cell groupsTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsTissue dopamine levelsUnfixed brain slicesDopamine cell groupsCell survivalDopamine cell survivalDopamine cell numberDays of gestationEarly gestation tissuesTime of implantationAfrican green monkeysVideo-based imagingGraft survivalMesencephalic tissueDonor graftsGestational ageNeural graftsNeurological disabilityDopaminergic neuronsGraft sizeDopamine contentSingle graft
1991
D1 and D2 dopamine receptors independently regulate spontaneous blink rate in the vervet monkey.
Elsworth J, Lawrence M, Roth R, Taylor J, Mailman R, Nichols D, Lewis M, Redmond D. D1 and D2 dopamine receptors independently regulate spontaneous blink rate in the vervet monkey. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1991, 259: 595-600. PMID: 1682479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 dopamine receptorsDopamine receptorsSpontaneous blink rateBlink ratePrior administrationSCH 23390D1 agonistPartial D1 agonistSpecific D1 antagonistSpecific D2 antagonistRole of D1Dose-dependent increaseSpontaneous eye blink rateFull D1 agonistSpecific D2 agonistReceptor-selective drugsAfrican green monkeysEye blink rateDopamine agonistsSKF 38393D2 agonistD1 antagonistD2 antagonistReceptor subtypesD2 receptorsThe D1 receptor antagonist, SCH 23390, induces signs of parkinsonism in African green monkeys
Lawrence M, Redmond D, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Roth R. The D1 receptor antagonist, SCH 23390, induces signs of parkinsonism in African green monkeys. Life Sciences 1991, 49: pl229-pl234. PMID: 1836030, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90299-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSCH 23390African green monkeysD1 antagonistHealthy African green monkeysGreen monkeysParkinsonian side effectsD1 receptor antagonistPoverty of movementSigns of parkinsonismSelective D1 antagonistFull D1 agonistParkinsonian signsReceptor antagonistD1 agonistD1 receptorsSystemic administrationParkinson's diseasePsychiatric disordersSide effectsMotor changesClinical useParkinsonismAntagonistBlink rateMonkeys
1988
Reversal of Experimental Parkinsonism in African Green Monkeys Following Fetal Dopamine Neuron Transplantation
Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R, Elsworth J, Sladek J. Reversal of Experimental Parkinsonism in African Green Monkeys Following Fetal Dopamine Neuron Transplantation. 1988, 211-218. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0759-4_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic L-DOPA administrationL-DOPA administrationAfrican green monkeysNeuron transplantationExperimental parkinsonismMotor symptomsNigrostriatal systemBrain dopamineMotor abnormalitiesPreferred treatmentParkinson's diseaseL-DOPAGreen monkeysDiseaseProgressive debilitationNeurotransmitter dopamineAdministrationDopamineParkinsonismTransplantationSymptomsAbnormalitiesBrainSupplementation