2019
Insight Into the Emerging Role of Striatal Neurotransmitters in the Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease: A Review
Jamwal S, Kumar P. Insight Into the Emerging Role of Striatal Neurotransmitters in the Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease: A Review. Current Neuropharmacology 2019, 17: 165-175. PMID: 29512464, PMCID: PMC6343208, DOI: 10.2174/1570159x16666180302115032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseHuntington's diseaseStriatal neurotransmittersNeuronal deathNeurotransmitter levelsAltered neurotransmitters levelBasal ganglia regionsExcitotoxic neuronal deathNeurotransmitter alterationsBrain dopaminePathophysiological basisBasal gangliaGanglia regionsMovement disordersPreclinical studiesReceptor densitySpecific drugsCoordinated body movementsDiseaseNeurotransmittersAltered levelsOxidative stressExact mechanismMitochondrial dysfunctionImportant neurotransmitter
2015
Protective Effect of Spermidine Against Excitotoxic Neuronal Death Induced by Quinolinic Acid in Rats: Possible Neurotransmitters and Neuroinflammatory Mechanism
Jamwal S, Singh S, Kaur N, Kumar P. Protective Effect of Spermidine Against Excitotoxic Neuronal Death Induced by Quinolinic Acid in Rats: Possible Neurotransmitters and Neuroinflammatory Mechanism. Neurotoxicity Research 2015, 28: 171-184. PMID: 26078029, DOI: 10.1007/s12640-015-9535-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuinolinic acidBody weightQA treatmentGABAergic medium spiny neuronsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsOxidative stressGABAergic neuronal lossPro-inflammatory levelsHyperkinetic movement disordersExcitotoxic cell deathAnti-inflammatory propertiesExcitotoxic neuronal deathMedium spiny neuronsReceptor antagonistic propertiesNeuroinflammatory mechanismsPossible neurotransmittersNeuroinflammatory markersNeuronal lossNeuroprotective effectsNeurotransmitter alterationsCatecholamine levelsCascade of eventsNeuronal deathSpiny neuronsMovement disorders