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
2016
Sertraline and venlafaxine improves motor performance and neurobehavioral deficit in quinolinic acid induced Huntington’s like symptoms in rats: Possible neurotransmitters modulation
Gill JS, Jamwal S, Kumar P, Deshmukh R. Sertraline and venlafaxine improves motor performance and neurobehavioral deficit in quinolinic acid induced Huntington’s like symptoms in rats: Possible neurotransmitters modulation. Pharmacological Reports 2016, 69: 306-313. PMID: 28178592, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidHuntington DiseaseInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Lipid PeroxidationMaleMotor ActivityNeuroprotective AgentsNeurotransmitter AgentsOxidative StressQuinolinic AcidRatsRats, WistarRotarod Performance TestSertralineTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVenlafaxine HydrochlorideConceptsMotor performanceQuinolinic acidAvailable drugsPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsNumerous neuroprotective propertiesAnti-inflammatory propertiesGrip strength testProgressive neurodegenerative disorderBDNF levelsCytokine levelsSymptomatic reliefNeuroprotective effectsRotarod testMonoamine levelsNeuroprotective propertiesStriatal atrophyNeurobehavioral deficitsNeurotransmitter levelsNeurotransmitter modulationGlutamatergic signalingRat striatumNeurochemical analysisBody weightDay 22Neurochemical levelsL-theanine, a Component of Green Tea Prevents 3-Nitropropionic Acid (3-NP)-Induced Striatal Toxicity by Modulating Nitric Oxide Pathway
Jamwal S, Kumar P. L-theanine, a Component of Green Tea Prevents 3-Nitropropionic Acid (3-NP)-Induced Striatal Toxicity by Modulating Nitric Oxide Pathway. Molecular Neurobiology 2016, 54: 2327-2337. PMID: 26957301, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-9822-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntington's diseaseStriatal toxicityL-NAMENeuroprotective potentialConcurrent treatmentProtective effectBody weightL-arginineL-theanineGABAergic medium spiny neuronsGreen tea preventsStriatal neurotransmitter levelsPro-inflammatory mediatorsPro-inflammatory cytokinesNitric oxide pathwayBlood-brain barrierMedium spiny neuronsNitric oxide productionL-theanine treatmentNeurotransmitter alterationsOxide pathwayBrain barrierSpiny neuronsNeurotransmitter levelsRat striatum
2015
Spermidine ameliorates 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced striatal toxicity: Possible role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurotransmitters
Jamwal S, Kumar P. Spermidine ameliorates 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced striatal toxicity: Possible role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurotransmitters. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 155: 180-187. PMID: 26703234, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntington's diseaseStriatal toxicityStriatal neurotransmittersRat striatumMotor coordinationPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsOxidative stressPro-inflammatory mediatorsPotential neuroprotective effectsAnti-inflammatory propertiesGood experimental modelConfer neuroprotectionCytokine levelsNeuroinflammatory markersNeuroprotective effectsPresent studyNeurochemical analysisBody weightTherapeutic potentialNeurodegenerative disordersBiochemical parametersExperimental modelDecreased levelsNeurotransmittersSignificant alterationsProtective 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
2014
Neuroprotective effect of hemeoxygenase-1/glycogen synthase kinase-3β modulators in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rats
Khan A, Jamwal S, Bijjem K, Prakash A, Kumar P. Neuroprotective effect of hemeoxygenase-1/glycogen synthase kinase-3β modulators in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Neuroscience 2014, 287: 66-77. PMID: 25536048, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody WeightCorpus StriatumEncephalitisGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHeme Oxygenase-1HeminLipid PeroxidationLithium ChlorideMaleMetalloporphyrinsMotor ActivityNeuroprotective AgentsNeurotoxicity SyndromesNitritesNitro CompoundsOxidative StressPropionatesProtoporphyrinsRatsRats, WistarRotarod Performance TestSignal TransductionConceptsAdministration of heminHemeoxygenase-1GSK-3β activityN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsOxidative stressPro-inflammatory mediatorsPresent studyHO-1 inhibitorGSK-3β pathwaySynthase kinase-3β pathwayDifferent neurodegenerative disordersHD-like symptomsProphylactic therapyNeuroprotective effectsPathophysiology of HDTin protoporphyrinMotor impairmentPharmacological modulationMotor coordinationBody weightLocomotor activityMolecular alterationsTherapeutic potentialOxidative burdenNeurodegenerative disorders