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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Novel Approaches to Drug Discovery for Parkinson's Disease, 2007Targeting the PTEN/mTOR/Autophagy Pathway
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A major hurdle in the development of drugs for Parkinson's disease (PD) is the lack of accurate animal models for the disease. We describe new animal models that harbor defects... -
Community Fast Track, 2006The Role of Serotonin Neurons in the Induction of Dyskinesia in Grafted and L-DOPA-primed Animals
Levodopa, which is the most commonly used medication for patients with Parkinson's disease, is a beneficial therapy, but as the disease progresses it can be the cause of debilitating involuntary...
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Target Validation, 2005Testing of small molecules in an alpha-synuclein pre-clinical model of Parkinson’s disease
Although Parkinson’s disease is mainly sporadic, at least six genes have been recently linked to familial PD. It is believed that a molecular understanding of the consequences of these gene mutations...
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Target Validation, 2005In vivo Target Validation: RNA Interference to Silence Alpha-Synuclein in Parkinson’s Disease Pre-clinical Models
Recent studies have shown that a protein known as alpha-synuclein plays a central role in the development of Parkinson’s disease. While its normal function in the brain remains unknown, the...
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Target Validation, 2005Metabotropic glutamate receptors in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease is thought to depend on an overactive stimulation of brain glutamate receptors. This project aims to evaluate a particular class of glutamate...
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Target Validation, 2005Discovery of Allosteric Potentiators of mGluR7 as Novel Antiparkinsonian Agents
Exciting advances over recent years have identified specific pathways in the brain that become overactive in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The primary pathology of Parkinson’s disease involves...
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