1986
Parkinson's disease: Nigral receptor changes support peptidergic role in nigrostriatal modulation
Uhl G, Hackney G, Torchia M, Stranov V, Tourtellotte W, Whitehouse P, Tran V, Strittmatter S. Parkinson's disease: Nigral receptor changes support peptidergic role in nigrostriatal modulation. Annals Of Neurology 1986, 20: 194-203. PMID: 3019228, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410200204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opiate receptorsIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseNormal human brainNigrostriatal circuitryPeptidergic influencesReceptor changesSubstantia nigraMore modest reductionsSerotonin receptorsParkinson's diseaseBenzodiazepine receptorsAutoradiographic studyModest reductionReceptorsAngiotensinSomatostatinHuman brainDiseaseDopamineBenzodiazepines IPatientsNeurotensinSubtypesBrainNigra
1985
A rat brain isozyme of angiotensin-converting enzyme. Unique specificity for amidated peptide substrates.
Strittmatter SM, Thiele EA, Kapiloff MS, Snyder SH. A rat brain isozyme of angiotensin-converting enzyme. Unique specificity for amidated peptide substrates. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1985, 260: 9825-9832. PMID: 2991265, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)39310-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain ACESubstance PLung ACERat brain corpus striatumSubstance KMet-NH2Substance P 5Hormone-releasing hormoneLung enzymeThyrotropin-releasing hormoneAngiotensin-converting enzymeSubstance P 1Striatonigral pathwayCorpus striatumRat lungAmidated peptidesLungStriatal enzymeACE isozymeGly-LeuBrain enzymeBrain isozymeSimilar extentImmunological propertiesACEDifferential visualization of dopamine and norepinephrine uptake sites in rat brain using [3H]mazindol autoradiography
Javitch JA, Strittmatter SM, Snyder SH. Differential visualization of dopamine and norepinephrine uptake sites in rat brain using [3H]mazindol autoradiography. Journal Of Neuroscience 1985, 5: 1513-1521. PMID: 4009243, PMCID: PMC6565258, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.05-06-01513.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoradiographyBrainCorpus StriatumDesipramineDopamineIndolesMaleMazindolNorepinephrineRatsRats, Inbred StrainsTritiumConceptsDA uptake sitesNE uptake sitesUptake sitesRat brainSubstantia nigra pars compactaAnterior olfactory nucleusVentral tegmental areaIbotenic acid lesionsAnteroventral thalamusNoradrenergic terminalsOlfactory nucleusSolitary tractMazindol bindingPars compactaSomatodendritic regionOlfactory tubercleDopaminergic axonsLocus coeruleusNorepinephrine uptakeTegmental areaPeriventricular nucleusSubthalamic nucleusIbotenic acidStria terminalisAcid lesions
1984
Autoradiographic visualization of angiotensin-converting enzyme in rat brain with [3H]captopril: localization to a striatonigral pathway.
Strittmatter SM, Lo MM, Javitch JA, Snyder SH. Autoradiographic visualization of angiotensin-converting enzyme in rat brain with [3H]captopril: localization to a striatonigral pathway. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 1599-1603. PMID: 6324207, PMCID: PMC344885, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.5.1599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate putamenSubstantia nigraStriatonigral pathwayRat brainAngiotensin II involvementIpsilateral caudate putamenTrans-synaptic changesIpsilateral substantia nigraMedian preoptic areaAngiotensin-converting enzymeLack of effectStriatal interneuronsAngiotensin IIEntopeduncular nucleusNeuronal perikaryaSubfornical organZona reticulataGlobus pallidusACE activityLocus coeruleusParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaIbotenic acidMedial habenulaNeuronal pathways
1983
[3H]Captopril binding to membrane associated angiotensin converting enzyme
Strittmatter S, Kapiloff M, Snyder S. [3H]Captopril binding to membrane associated angiotensin converting enzyme. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1983, 112: 1027-1033. PMID: 6303332, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(83)91721-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research