2001
Prenatal exposure to cocaine reduces the number and enhances reactivity of A10 dopaminergic neurons to environmental stress
Morrow B, Elsworth J, Roth R. Prenatal exposure to cocaine reduces the number and enhances reactivity of A10 dopaminergic neurons to environmental stress. Synapse 2001, 41: 337-344. PMID: 11494404, DOI: 10.1002/syn.1090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA10 dopamine neuronsDopamine neuronsDopaminergic neuronsPrenatal exposurePrenatal saline controlsTyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactiveA10 dopaminergic neuronsCocaine-induced reductionRat dopaminergic neuronsCocaine-exposed ratsPoor cognitive performanceYoung adult offspringUnderlying biochemical changesDopaminergic functionA9 regionSaline controlsIntravenous modelPerinatal lossAdult offspringIntermittent footshockImmediate early genesCognitive deficitsNeuronal systemsBehavioral effectsCell groups
1998
In vivo expression of therapeutic human genes for dopamine production in the caudates of MPTP-treated monkeys using an AAV vector
During M, Samulski R, Elsworth J, Kaplitt M, Leone P, Xiao X, Li J, Freese A, Taylor J, Roth R, Sladek J, O’Malley K, Redmond D. In vivo expression of therapeutic human genes for dopamine production in the caudates of MPTP-treated monkeys using an AAV vector. Gene Therapy 1998, 5: 820-827. PMID: 9747462, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsAromatic-L-Amino-Acid DecarboxylasesChlorocebus aethiopsDependovirusDopamineDopamine AgentsGene ExpressionGene Transfer TechniquesGenetic VectorsHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleParkinson DiseaseTrigeminal Caudal NucleusTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsTyrosine hydroxylaseStriatal cellsDopamine-depleted monkeysAdeno-associated virus vectorProduction of dopamineParkinsonian monkeysTransient feverSevere hyperactivityStriatal dopaminePrimate neuronsStereotactic injectionHistological evidencePrimate modelInjection tractNeurotoxin MPTPDopamine productionParkinson's diseaseTreatment groupsSignificant toxicityBehavioral effectsVivo gene therapyElevated levelsBiochemical effectsFirst dayMonkeysPattern of synaptophysin immunoreactivity within mesencephalic grafts following transplantation in a parkinsonian primate model
Sortwell C, Blanchard B, Collier T, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Roth R, Redmond D, Sladek J. Pattern of synaptophysin immunoreactivity within mesencephalic grafts following transplantation in a parkinsonian primate model. Brain Research 1998, 791: 117-124. PMID: 9593853, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00086-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCercopithecusDisease Models, AnimalFetal Tissue TransplantationImmunohistochemistryMaleMesencephalonParkinson Disease, SecondarySynaptophysinConceptsGraft-host interactionsMesencephalic graftsFunctional synapsesTyrosine hydroxylaseCerebellar tissuePericellular arraysEmbryonic cerebellar tissueEmbryonic ventral mesencephalonGrafted dopamine neuronsNerve terminal differentiationTH-positive neuronsStriatum of MPTPEnzyme tyrosine hydroxylaseSynthetic enzyme tyrosine hydroxylaseAfrican green monkeysNeurochemical subtypesStriatal portionDA neuronsSynaptophysin immunoreactivityVentral mesencephalonGraft typeDopamine neuronsPrimate modelStriatal targetsSynaptic remodeling
1997
Metabolic energy capacity of dopaminergic grafts and the implanted striatum in parkinsonian nonhuman primates as visualized with cytochrome oxidase histochemistry
Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J. Metabolic energy capacity of dopaminergic grafts and the implanted striatum in parkinsonian nonhuman primates as visualized with cytochrome oxidase histochemistry. Cell Transplantation 1997, 6: 135-140. DOI: 10.1016/s0963-6897(97)00003-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsBrain Tissue TransplantationChlorocebus aethiopsCorpus StriatumDopamineElectron Transport Complex IVEnergy MetabolismFetal Tissue TransplantationGestational AgeImmunohistochemistryMesencephalonNeuronsParkinson Disease, SecondaryTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsDA neuronsEmbryonic ventral mesencephalic tissueParkinsonian nonhuman primatesStriatum of DATyrosine hydroxylase immunocytochemistryVentral mesencephalic tissueVentral mesencephalic graftsCytochrome oxidase histochemistryCytochrome oxidase stainingMitochondrial enzyme cytochrome oxidaseLocal energy metabolismActive innervationBilateral graftsNeuron contentDopaminergic graftsMesencephalic graftsMesencephalic tissueHost brainBrain metabolismEnzyme cytochrome oxidaseCO stainingTissue transplantsGraftMetabolic activityNonhuman primatesMetabolic Energy Capacity of Dopaminergic Grafts and the Implanted Striatum in Parkinsonian Nonhuman Primates as Visualized with Cytochrome Oxidase Histochemistry
Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J. Metabolic Energy Capacity of Dopaminergic Grafts and the Implanted Striatum in Parkinsonian Nonhuman Primates as Visualized with Cytochrome Oxidase Histochemistry. Cell Transplantation 1997, 6: 135-140. PMID: 9142445, DOI: 10.1177/096368979700600207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsBrain Tissue TransplantationChlorocebus aethiopsCorpus StriatumDopamineElectron Transport Complex IVEnergy MetabolismFetal Tissue TransplantationGestational AgeImmunohistochemistryMesencephalonNeuronsParkinson Disease, SecondaryTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsDA neuronsEmbryonic ventral mesencephalic tissueParkinsonian nonhuman primatesStriatum of DATyrosine hydroxylase immunocytochemistryVentral mesencephalic tissueVentral mesencephalic graftsBrain energy metabolismCytochrome oxidase histochemistryCytochrome oxidase stainingMitochondrial enzyme cytochrome oxidaseLocal energy metabolismEnergy metabolismActive innervationBilateral graftsNeuron contentDopaminergic graftsMesencephalic graftsMesencephalic tissueHost brainEnzyme cytochrome oxidaseCO stainingTissue transplantsGraftMetabolic activity
1996
Effects of D2 dopamine receptor antagonists on fos protein expression in the striatal complex and entorhinal cortex of the nonhuman primate
Deutch A, Lewis D, Whitehead R, Elsworth J, Iadarola M, Redmond D, Roth R. Effects of D2 dopamine receptor antagonists on fos protein expression in the striatal complex and entorhinal cortex of the nonhuman primate. Synapse 1996, 23: 182-191. PMID: 8807746, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(199607)23:3<182::aid-syn7>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFos-LI neuronsExtrapyramidal side effectsEffective antipsychotic drugAntipsychotic drugsEntorhinal cortexSide effectsReceptor antagonistFos expressionD2 receptorsCaudate nucleusNucleus accumbensTemporal cortexFos-like immunoreactive neuronsExtra-pyramidal side effectsD2 dopamine receptor antagonistRat striatal complexC-fosD2 receptor antagonismDorsolateral caudate nucleusDopamine receptor antagonistEffect of administrationImmediate early gene c-fosD2 receptor antagonistEarly gene c-fosFos protein expression
1994
Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems
Collier T, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems. Neuroscience 1994, 61: 875-889. PMID: 7838385, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)90410-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsCaudate nucleusNon-human primatesLateral ventricleSeptal areaDopamine systemEmbryonic ventral mesencephalic tissueTyrosine hydroxylase-positive fibersHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioDopamine neuron graftsDopamine-depleted monkeysEmbryonic ventral mesencephalonGrafted dopamine neuronsVentral mesencephalic tissueLateral septal areaLevels of dopamineMesencephalic dopamine neuronsMetabolite homovanillic acidBrain dopamine systemsMPTP-treated monkeysDirection of normalizationAfrican green monkeysInjury-induced regenerationMesencephalic tissueSaphenous nerve
1993
Fetal Dopamine Cell Survival after Transplantation Is Dramatically Improved at a Critical Donor Gestational Age in Nonhuman Primates
Sladek J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Evans L, Collier T, Cooper S, Taylor J, Redmond D. Fetal Dopamine Cell Survival after Transplantation Is Dramatically Improved at a Critical Donor Gestational Age in Nonhuman Primates. Experimental Neurology 1993, 122: 16-27. PMID: 8101820, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1993.1103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsCaudate nucleusMesencephalic dopamine cell groupsTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsTissue dopamine levelsUnfixed brain slicesDopamine cell groupsCell survivalDopamine cell survivalDopamine cell numberDays of gestationEarly gestation tissuesTime of implantationAfrican green monkeysVideo-based imagingGraft survivalMesencephalic tissueDonor graftsGestational ageNeural graftsNeurological disabilityDopaminergic neuronsGraft sizeDopamine contentSingle graft