2016
Beneficial effect of antidepressants against rotenone induced Parkinsonism like symptoms in rats
Sharma N, Jamwal S, Kumar P. Beneficial effect of antidepressants against rotenone induced Parkinsonism like symptoms in rats. Pathophysiology 2016, 23: 123-134. PMID: 26996500, DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2016.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRotenone administrationCommon age-related neurodegenerative disorderDay one hourPro-inflammatory mediatorsAge-related neurodegenerative disordersLevels of catecholaminesTreatment of PDPathogenesis of PDLevodopa combinationAdjuvant therapyDA neuronsNeuroprotective roleCatecholamine levelsDifferent antidepressantsNeurotransmitter dysfunctionCNS disordersParkinson's diseaseMotor coordinationBody weightAntidepressantsSNpc regionNeurodegenerative disordersParkinsonismBeneficial effectsSertraline
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