2021
Expression of PON2 isoforms varies among brain regions in male and female African green monkeys
Jamwal S, Blackburn JK, Elsworth JD. Expression of PON2 isoforms varies among brain regions in male and female African green monkeys. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2021, 178: 215-218. PMID: 34890766, PMCID: PMC8760629, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican green monkeysParkinson's diseaseBrain regionsParaoxonase 2Different brain regionsFemale monkeysGreen monkeysPON2 expressionOxidative stress-related neurodegenerative disordersFemale African green monkeysNeurodegenerative disordersMale African green monkeysOxidative stressPON2 protein expressionAnti-inflammatory propertiesExpression levelsSignificant differencesBrain tissue samplesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeuroprotective strategiesWestern blotting techniquesDopaminergic neuronsPON2 proteinPrimate brainProtective roleSex-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
2020
Generation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and Induced Pluripotent Somatic Cells from African Green Monkeys
Chung YG, Seay M, Elsworth J, Redmond D. Generation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and Induced Pluripotent Somatic Cells from African Green Monkeys. Stem Cells And Development 2020, 29: 1294-1307. PMID: 32715987, DOI: 10.1089/scd.2020.0059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsChromosome BandingCloning, OrganismCulture MediaCytogenetic AnalysisDNADopaminergic NeuronsEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleGenotypeHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMitochondriaNuclear Transfer TechniquesOvaryTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsAfrican green monkeysInduced pluripotent stem cellsCell linesGreen monkeysStem cellsEffective cell replacement therapyPromising potential therapyPluripotent stem cellsDopamine depletionReplacement therapyDopamine neuronsCell replacement therapyBrain pathologyDonor monkeyParkinson's diseasePotential therapyMonkey studiesFemale monkeysClinical predictive powerImmune rejectionImmune systemAccidental exposurePossible treatmentIPSC linesRodent experiments
1998
Intrastriatal Grafts From Multiple Donors Do Not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates
Sladek J, Collier T, Elsworth J, Roth R, Taylor J, Redmond D. Intrastriatal Grafts From Multiple Donors Do Not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates. Cell Transplantation 1998, 7: 87-96. DOI: 10.1016/s0963-6897(98)00007-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsDouble graftsAdult African green monkeysVentral mesencephalic dopamine neuronsMultiple donorsGrafts of tissueMore dopamine neuronsSymptoms of parkinsonismMesencephalic dopamine neuronsDopamine cell survivalHuman clinical trialsAfrican green monkeysIntrastriatal graftsPositive neuronsTotal numberClinical trialsDopamine levelsCaudate nucleusRecipient animalsGraftGrafted tissueNeuronsGreen monkeysNonhuman primatesDorsoventral extentIntrastriatal Grafts from Multiple Donors do not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates
Sladek J, Collier T, Elsworth J, Roth R, Taylor J, Redmond D. Intrastriatal Grafts from Multiple Donors do not Result in a Proportional Increase in Survival of Dopamine Neurons in Nonhuman Primates. Cell Transplantation 1998, 7: 87-96. PMID: 9588591, DOI: 10.1177/096368979800700204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsDouble graftsAdult African green monkeysVentral mesencephalic dopamine neuronsMultiple donorsGrafts of tissueMore dopamine neuronsSymptoms of parkinsonismMesencephalic dopamine neuronsDopamine cell survivalHuman clinical trialsAfrican green monkeysIntrastriatal graftsPositive neuronsTotal numberClinical trialsDopamine levelsCaudate nucleusRecipient animalsGraftGrafted tissueNeuronsGreen monkeysNonhuman primatesDorsoventral extent
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
Expression Of A Novel TRK C Receptor Isoform With Truncated Extracellular Domain In Fetal And Adult Monkey Brains
Tam S, Elsworth J, Redmond D, Roth R. Expression Of A Novel TRK C Receptor Isoform With Truncated Extracellular Domain In Fetal And Adult Monkey Brains. Neuropsychopharmacology 1994, 11: 286-286. DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1380219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult monkey brainTrk BTrk AMonkey brainReceptor tyrosine kinasesFamily of neurotrophinsTrk C receptorTrk-C mRNAMesencephalic dopamine neuronsHigh-affinity receptorAfrican green monkeysExtracellular domainMonkey midbrainTyrosine kinaseNT-3Dopamine neuronsNT-4C receptorFetal developmentAffinity receptorReceptor isoformsTrk familyGreen monkeysTyrosine kinase domainPattern of expression
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
1988
Reversal of Experimental Parkinsonism in African Green Monkeys Following Fetal Dopamine Neuron Transplantation
Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R, Elsworth J, Sladek J. Reversal of Experimental Parkinsonism in African Green Monkeys Following Fetal Dopamine Neuron Transplantation. 1988, 211-218. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0759-4_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic L-DOPA administrationL-DOPA administrationAfrican green monkeysNeuron transplantationExperimental parkinsonismMotor symptomsNigrostriatal systemBrain dopamineMotor abnormalitiesPreferred treatmentParkinson's diseaseL-DOPAGreen monkeysDiseaseProgressive debilitationNeurotransmitter dopamineAdministrationDopamineParkinsonismTransplantationSymptomsAbnormalitiesBrainSupplementation
1987
Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on catecholamines and metabolites in primate brain and CSF
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on catecholamines and metabolites in primate brain and CSF. Brain Research 1987, 415: 293-299. PMID: 3496938, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90211-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHVA/dopamineVentral tegmental areaMPTP treatmentHomovanillic acidTegmental areaDorsal ventral tegmental areaMesolimbic DA systemCSF homovanillic acidAfrican green monkeysHVA concentrationsNigrostriatal damageMesolimbic systemTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) administrationDA lossNE concentrationCaudate nucleusNucleus accumbensParkinson's diseaseStriatal regionsPrimate brainBaseline levelsVentral partMotor disabilityMPTPGreen monkeysChapter 25 Transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons in primate brain reverses MPTP induced parkinsonism
Sladek J, Redmond D, Collier T, Haber S, Elsworth J, Deutch A, Roth R. Chapter 25 Transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons in primate brain reverses MPTP induced parkinsonism. Progress In Brain Research 1987, 71: 309-323. PMID: 3495818, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61833-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinsonian signsFetal neuronsCerebrospinal fluidTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsFetal dopamine neuronsToxin-induced parkinsonismDopamine metabolite levelsAfrican green monkeysNigral tissuePositive neuronsGestational tissuesNeurochemical indicesSubstantia nigraDopamine neuronsGrowth of neuritesCaudate nucleusMotor impairmentParkinson's diseaseSevere symptomsPrimate brainThird monkeyImmunohistochemical observationsTransplantationGreen monkeysTherapeutic insights