2020
Gene therapy and immunotherapy as promising strategies to combat Huntington’s disease-associated neurodegeneration: emphasis on recent updates and future perspectives
Jamwal S, Elsworth JD, Rahi V, Kumar P. Gene therapy and immunotherapy as promising strategies to combat Huntington’s disease-associated neurodegeneration: emphasis on recent updates and future perspectives. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2020, 20: 1123-1141. PMID: 32720531, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1801424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene therapyClinical trialsDisease-modifying therapiesMutant huntingtinTreatment of HDAntibody-based therapiesPotential therapeutic interventionsNew therapeutic targetsGene-based therapiesImmune activationClinical dataImmunotherapyTherapeutic targetFunctional restorationTherapeutic interventionsTherapyHD pathogenesisMHTT proteinRecent updatesFuture perspectivesPromising strategyTrialsCurrent statusConsiderable attentionHD
2001
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Gene Delivery Protects Dopaminergic Terminals from Degeneration
Connor B, Kozlowski D, Unnerstall J, Elsworth J, Tillerson J, Schallert T, Bohn M. Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Gene Delivery Protects Dopaminergic Terminals from Degeneration. Experimental Neurology 2001, 169: 83-95. PMID: 11312561, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAutoradiographyCarrier ProteinsCocaineCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroinjectionsMotor ActivityNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsOxidopamineParkinson Disease, SecondaryPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Inbred F344RNA, MessengerSubstantia NigraTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factorGDNF gene deliverySubstantia nigraDA terminalsDA neuronsNeuronal sproutingGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene deliveryAmphetamine-induced rotational asymmetryLine-derived neurotrophic factorUnilateral intrastriatal injectionAged rat brainDopaminergic neuronal functionTyrosine hydroxylase mRNADA transporter ligandsNigrostriatal functionStriatal injectionAxonal sproutingDopaminergic terminalsIntrastriatal injectionStriatal denervationDenervated striatumWeeks postlesionNeurotrophic factorNigrostriatal axonsPartial lesions
1997
Dopamine Synthesis, Uptake, Metabolism, and Receptors: Relevance to Gene Therapy of Parkinson's Disease
Elsworth J, Roth R. Dopamine Synthesis, Uptake, Metabolism, and Receptors: Relevance to Gene Therapy of Parkinson's Disease. Experimental Neurology 1997, 144: 4-9. PMID: 9126143, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1996.6379.Peer-Reviewed Original Research