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Estimating Neuroprotective Effects of Nigral AAV-NRTN Using Selective Reaction Monitoring to Quantitatively Measure p-erk1/2 Signaling Strength in Nigral DA Neurons
… and indeed runs counter to current dogma. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Successful … other signaling pathways in brain or CSF to help guide PD diagnosis or assess treatments. Anticipated Outcome: … neurotrophic activity induced by AAV-NRTN injections into both the pre-clinical SNpc+STR (substantia nigra pars …
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Allosteric Targeting of LRRK2 Using Stapled Peptides
… This grant builds upon the research from a prior grant: From Structure to Function: … of Parkinson's disease. The protein is known to aggregate into small forms called dimers, but we don't fully … affinity, target specificity and efficacy. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson's disease: These compounds …
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Discovery of Microbiome Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease
… accurately identify populations with Parkinson's. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson's disease: Our long-term … non-invasive and objective biomarker strategies to improve diagnosis and monitoring of symptoms. This study promises to … Research Grant …
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Discovery of Selective PET Imaging Agents for Alpha-Synuclein
… and related neurodegenerative disorders, to aid definitive diagnosis, and to track the effectiveness of new therapies … of PD subjects using sensitive assay methods. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s disease: … Research Grant …
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A New Target for Limiting the Spread of Toxic Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation and Preventing Neuronal Degeneration
… suggests that misfolded alpha-synuclein can be taken up into healthy brain cells, where it seeds further … we will inject misfolded alpha-synuclein aggregates into the brain to determine whether the reduction of … alpha-synuclein uptake provides neuroprotection. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: If silencing …
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Parkinson’s Disease Patient Report of Problems (PD-PROP) Curation
… of paramount importance to their care and participation in research. The patient experience is typically reported by … reviewed the verbatim reports and classified them into a total of 56 clinically meaningful symptoms, … Fox Insight open-access data platform FoxDEN . Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: This project may …