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Enzymatic Degradation of Brain Complex Gangliosides to Increase Endogenous GM1 Levels: Potential Neuroprotective/Neurorestorative Therapy for Parkinson’s disease
… on the ability to protect the nigrostriatal dopamine system in a pre-clinical model of Parkinsonism (using the … and were found to have different effects on the dopamine system in a pre-clinical model of Parkinson’s disease. …
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Nigrostriatal Alpha-Synuclein Over-Expression in Young and Aged Pre-Clinical Models
… were used to deliver alpha-synuclein to the nigrostriatal system. In the present study, we propose to utilize … in the aged pre-clincial model nigrostriatal system and to directly compare findings to results from …
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Blood-Brain Barrier Modification Using Heterotopic Nasal Mucosal Grafting for Enhanced Symptoms & Side Effects and Macromolecular Disease Modifying Drug Delivery in Parkinson's Disease
… high molecular weight drug delivery to the central nervous system due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier. The … the use of these grafts to allow direct central nervous system access for high molecular weight fluorescent markers …
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Exploring a Novel Pathogenetic Mechanism in Parkinson's Disease
… models of the disease we will have an excellent system in which we can study how cellular PD changes develop. Using this model system, we hope to be able to identify the mechanisms that …
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The Role of Serotonin Neurons in the Induction of Dyskinesia in Grafted and L-DOPA-primed Animals
… and fewer and fewer dopamine terminals survive, another system kicks in: the seratonin neurons. The serotonin … dopamine in a physiological manner. The seratonin system is known to be affected in PD, but the extent of … innervation in the synthesis and release of dopamine from systematically administered levodopa and in the development …
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More Evidence for Inflammation’s Role in Parkinson’s Disease
October 3, 2019
… of a good thing may be harmful. The question of how the systemic inflammation leads to brain inflammation remains to … for years.” Watch a webinar for more on the immune system’s role in Parkinson’s disease. Maggie Kuhl Vice …