1999
Striatal dopaminergic correlates of stable parkinsonism and degree of recovery in old-world primates one year after MPTP treatment
Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J, Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R. Striatal dopaminergic correlates of stable parkinsonism and degree of recovery in old-world primates one year after MPTP treatment. Neuroscience 1999, 95: 399-408. PMID: 10658619, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00437-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioMPTP treatmentStriatal dopamine levelsDopamine levelsDopamine lossDopamine depletionDopamine ratioStriatal subregionsNucleus accumbensCaudate nucleusDopamine concentrationsOne-yearSeverity categoriesDopamine neuron integrityVentromedial caudate nucleusStriatal dopamine lossHomovanillic acid concentrationsStriatal dopaminergic functionMarked increaseNormal motor performancePaucity of dataMetabolic activityNon-human primatesParkinsonian disabilityTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model
1996
Restoration of dopamine transporter density in the striatum of fetal ventral mesencephalon-grafted, but not sham-grafted, MPTP-treated parkinsonian monkeys
Elsworth J, Brittan M, Taylor J, Sladek J, Al-Tikriti M, Zea-Ponce Y, Innis R, Redmond D, Roth R. Restoration of dopamine transporter density in the striatum of fetal ventral mesencephalon-grafted, but not sham-grafted, MPTP-treated parkinsonian monkeys. Cell Transplantation 1996, 5: 315-325. DOI: 10.1016/0963-6897(95)02034-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain Tissue TransplantationCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFetal Tissue TransplantationHomovanillic AcidIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMesencephalonNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsParkinson Disease, SecondaryProtein BindingPutamenConceptsFetal dopamine neuronsDopamine transporter densityDopamine neuronsParkinsonian monkeysBehavioral recoveryTransporter densityCaudate nucleusNeural graftingDopamine systemImplantation procedureDopamine concentrationsFull behavioral recoveryPutamen of MPTPStriatal dopamine deficiencyStriatal dopamine concentrationsDopamine-depleted striatumStriatum of MPTPDopamine depletionVentral mesencephalonDopamine deficiencyMotor abnormalitiesDopaminergic innervationUseful treatmentStriatal nucleiAdult striatumRestoration of Dopamine Transporter Density in the Striatum of Fetal Ventral Mesencephalon-Grafted, but not Sham-Grafted, Mptp-Treated Parkinsonian Monkeys
Elsworth J, Brittan M, Taylor J, Sladek J, Al-Tikriti M, Zea-Ponce Y, Innis R, Redmond D, Roth R. Restoration of Dopamine Transporter Density in the Striatum of Fetal Ventral Mesencephalon-Grafted, but not Sham-Grafted, Mptp-Treated Parkinsonian Monkeys. Cell Transplantation 1996, 5: 315-325. PMID: 8689042, DOI: 10.1177/096368979600500220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain Tissue TransplantationCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFetal Tissue TransplantationHomovanillic AcidIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMesencephalonNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsParkinson Disease, SecondaryProtein BindingPutamenConceptsFetal dopamine neuronsDopamine transporter densityDopamine neuronsParkinsonian monkeysBehavioral recoveryTransporter densityCaudate nucleusNeural graftingDopamine systemImplantation procedureDopamine concentrationsFull behavioral recoveryPutamen of MPTPStriatal dopamine deficiencyStriatal dopamine concentrationsDopamine-depleted striatumStriatum of MPTPDopamine depletionVentral mesencephalonDopamine deficiencyMotor abnormalitiesDopaminergic innervationUseful treatmentStriatal nucleiAdult striatum