Uncoupling protein‐2 promotes nigrostriatal dopamine neuronal function
Andrews ZB, Rivera A, Elsworth JD, Roth RH, Agnati L, Gago B, Abizaid A, Schwartz M, Fuxe K, Horvath TL. Uncoupling protein‐2 promotes nigrostriatal dopamine neuronal function. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 24: 32-36. PMID: 16882005, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAnimalsCorpus StriatumDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsMotor ActivityNeuronsSubstantia NigraTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsSubstantia nigra pars compactaDopamine neuronal functionUCP2-KO miceParkinson's diseaseNeuronal functionNigrostriatal dopamine functionTyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivityUCP2 knockout miceDopamine transporter immunoreactivityProtein 2Wild-type controlsHydroxylase immunoreactivityPars compactaDopamine turnoverTransporter immunoreactivityDopamine ratioBehavioral deficitsLocomotor functionNucleus accumbensBiochemical deficitsDopamine functionBrain regionsNeurological pathologiesDiseaseMice