2001
Embryonic ventral mesencephalic grafts to the substantia nigra of MPTP‐treated monkeys: Feasibility relevant to multiple‐target grafting as a therapy for Parkinson's disease
Collier TJ, Sortwell CE, Elsworth JD, Taylor JR, Roth RH, Sladek JR, Redmond DE. Embryonic ventral mesencephalic grafts to the substantia nigra of MPTP‐treated monkeys: Feasibility relevant to multiple‐target grafting as a therapy for Parkinson's disease. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2001, 442: 320-330. PMID: 11793337, DOI: 10.1002/cne.10108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrain Tissue TransplantationCell DifferentiationChlorocebus aethiopsDopamineGraft SurvivalHomovanillic AcidImmunohistochemistryMaleNeostriatumNerve RegenerationNeuritesNeuronsParkinsonian DisordersRecovery of FunctionStem Cell TransplantationStem CellsSubstantia NigraTreatment OutcomeTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsSubstantia nigraParkinson's diseaseDA neuronsVentral mesencephalonTyrosine hydroxylaseTH-positive fiber densityEmbryonic DA neuronsEmbryonic dopamine neuronsRostral substantia nigraStriatal DA depletionVentral mesencephalic graftsBasal ganglia circuitryBasal ganglia structuresSuboptimal therapeutic outcomesAfrican green monkeysDA modulationGrafted neuronsVM graftsMesencephalic graftsParkinsonian monkeysSN neuronsDA depletionReplacement therapyDA replacementDA levels
1996
Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys
Elsworth J, Sladek J, Taylor J, Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R. Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys. Neuroscience 1996, 72: 477-484. PMID: 8737417, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00564-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal ventral mesencephalonVentral mesencephalonCaudate nucleusGraft siteDopamine neuronsDopamine concentrationsBehavioral recoveryTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioFetal dopamine neuronsGrafted dopamine neuronsIntrastriatal transplantsParkinsonian primatesGrafted neuronsIntrastriatal transplantationGestational ageTransplant proceduresDopamine ratioDopamine productionSignificant elevationNucleus accumbensDopamine systemSham graftsGraftBrain regions