2021
Sex-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
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 dayMonkeys
1997
Identification 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
1994
Novel Radioligands for the Dopamine Transporter Demonstrate the Presence of Intrastriatal Nigral Grafts in the MPTP-Treated Monkey: Correlation with Improved Behavioral Function
Elsworth J, Al-Tikriti M, Sladek J, Taylor J, Innis R, Redmond D, Roth R. Novel Radioligands for the Dopamine Transporter Demonstrate the Presence of Intrastriatal Nigral Grafts in the MPTP-Treated Monkey: Correlation with Improved Behavioral Function. Experimental Neurology 1994, 126: 299-304. PMID: 7925828, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1994.1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAutoradiographyBrain Tissue TransplantationCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFetal Tissue TransplantationIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsParkinson Disease, SecondaryRadioligand AssaySerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSubstantia NigraTransplantation, HeterotopicTransplantation, HomologousConceptsCaudate nucleusFetal ventral mesencephalic cellsIntrastriatal nigral graftsVentral mesencephalic cellsAdult MPTPNigral graftsSerotonergic fibersTransplantation procedureMesencephalic cellsNovel radioligandNeurochemical identityDopamine transporterTransporter sitesSerotonin transporterBehavioral functionsMPTPCocaine analogMonkeysCocaine derivativePreliminary studyHigh affinityDopaminergicGraft
1991
The 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
1990
MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys. Brain Research 1990, 513: 320-324. PMID: 2350702, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)90474-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaSubstantia nigraTegmental areaRetrorubral fieldParkinson's diseasePostencephalitic Parkinson's diseaseHomovanillic acid concentrationsMesostriatal dopaminergic systemIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseAsymptomatic monkeysSymptomatic monkeysDA neuronsHVA concentrationsMPTP toxicityTreatment regimensDopaminergic systemDopamine concentrationsDA regionsDiseaseNigraDopamineParkinsonismMonkeysVervet monkeysRegimens
1983
Relative Importance of 3‐Methoxy‐4‐Hydroxyphenylglycol and 3,4‐Dihydroxyphenylglycol as Norepinephrine Metabolites in Rat, Monkey, and Humans
Elsworth J, Roth R, Redmond D. Relative Importance of 3‐Methoxy‐4‐Hydroxyphenylglycol and 3,4‐Dihydroxyphenylglycol as Norepinephrine Metabolites in Rat, Monkey, and Humans. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1983, 41: 786-793. PMID: 6875564, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1983.tb04809.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain MHPGNorepinephrine metabolismDHPG concentrationsRat brainConcentration of MHPGPlasma of primatesMonkey CSFAcute administrationNorepinephrine metabolitePrimate CNSMHPGMonkey brainDihydroxyphenylglycolGas chromatographic-mass spectrometric assayUnconjugated formRatsBrainPiperoxaneSignificant correlationDesipramineHigher proportionHuman plasmaMonkeysMetabolitesMetabolism