2021
Pioglitazone transiently stimulates paraoxonase-2 expression in male nonhuman primate brain: Implications for sex-specific therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders
Blackburn JK, Jamwal S, Wang W, Elsworth JD. Pioglitazone transiently stimulates paraoxonase-2 expression in male nonhuman primate brain: Implications for sex-specific therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders. Neurochemistry International 2021, 152: 105222. PMID: 34767873, PMCID: PMC8712400, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPON2 expressionParkinson's diseaseParaoxonase 2Male African green monkeysShort-term animal modelsOxidative stressPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaEffect of pioglitazoneWeeks of treatmentProliferator-activated receptor gammaNonhuman primate brainParaoxonase-2 expressionRegion-dependent expressionSex-specific therapeuticsAnti-diabetic drug pioglitazoneAfrican green monkeysDorsolateral prefrontal cortexOral pioglitazonePreclinical evidenceSubstantia nigraClinical trialsPON2 mRNAAnimal modelsPioglitazonePrimate brain
2015
Antidepressants for neuroprotection in Huntington's disease: A review
Jamwal S, Kumar P. Antidepressants for neuroprotection in Huntington's disease: A review. European Journal Of Pharmacology 2015, 769: 33-42. PMID: 26511378, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.10.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntingtin proteinHuntington's diseaseMAPK/ERK signalingBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) productionBDNF/TrkB pathwayProgression of HDDifferent neuroprotective mechanismsPrincipal neuropathological hallmarksUse of antidepressantsNeurotrophic factor productionCortical projection neuronsMutant huntingtin proteinCellular functionsPolyglutamine stretchMolecular mechanismsNH2 terminusERK signalingTrkB pathwayPreclinical evidenceNeuroprotective effectsNeuroprotective mechanismsCommon symptomsProjection neuronsAvailable treatmentsDisease progression