2006
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
2005
Uncoupling Protein-2 Is Critical for Nigral Dopamine Cell Survival in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease
Andrews ZB, Horvath B, Barnstable CJ, Elseworth J, Yang L, Beal MF, Roth RH, Matthews RT, Horvath TL. Uncoupling Protein-2 Is Critical for Nigral Dopamine Cell Survival in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 184-191. PMID: 15634780, PMCID: PMC6725213, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4269-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumAnimalsCell SurvivalCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamineHumansImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsOxygen ConsumptionParkinsonian DisordersReactive Oxygen SpeciesSubstantia NigraUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsProtein 2Mitochondrial ROS productionLack of UCP2Reactive oxygen species productionGenetic manipulationOxygen species productionMitochondria numberCell metabolismATP synthesisCell survivalOverexpression of UCP2Wild-type controlsMitochondrial uncouplingNovel therapeutic targetROS productionUCP2Species productionElectron microscopic analysisOverexpressionCell functionUCP2 overexpressionDopamine cell survivalTherapeutic targetFluorescent ethidiumDopamine cell function