The Foundation supports research across basic, translational and clinical science to speed breakthroughs that can lead to the creation of new treatments and a better quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease.
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Previously funded studies appear chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
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Community Fast Track, 2005Use of NR2D-selective NMDA Receptor Modulators in the Treatment of PD
The frontline pharmacological treatment for Parkinson’s disease is associated with serious side effects, creating a need for new therapeutic strategies. Recent evidence suggests that selective...
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Specification, Patterning, and Maintenance of Midbrain Dopam, 2005Engineering Midbrain Dopamine Neurons by Forced Expression of a Novel Dopamine Cell Determinant in Pre-Clinical Model Embryonic Stem Cells
Understanding how the different cells of the brain are generated during embryonic development is one of the fundamental questions in biology. Recent studies have elucidated several key mechanisms...
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Molecular Mechanisms of Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease, 2005Mechanisms of Graft-Induced Dyskinesias in an Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease (Supplemental Funding)
Our ongoing project has four aims:
- To develop a model of graft-induced dyskinesia (GID) in the rat, which will provide a cost-effective tool for studying the mechanisms of this complication;
- To...
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The Role of Inflammation in Parkinson's Disease, 2005Development of a Dominant-Negative TNF Lentiviral Approach
Because TNF inhibitors are not believed to cross the blood-brain barrier, an orally administered TNF-based therapy is not currently possible. The Foundation has awarded supplemental funding to drive...
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Molecular Mechanisms of Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease, 2004In Vitro Electrophysiological Studies in Experimental Models of Dyskinesias
Although levodopa is one of the most effective therapies for Parkinson’s disease, particularly in the early stages, chronic treatment leads to the development of dyskinesias or movement abnormalities...
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Cell Replacement Therapy, 2004Novel protocols for the differentiation and functional integration of embryonic and neural stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons in rodent models ofParkinson’s Disease
The properties of stem cells have created the exciting possibility of producing high numbers of virtually any human cell type for cell replacement therapies. However, their implementation in Parkinson...
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