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Encapsulated GDNF-Producing Cells for Neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease
… of dopaminergic cells and increases dopamine release from remaining neurons. Unfortunately, GDNF does not cross … of several steps that will take ECT delivery of GDNF from a concept to a therapeutic reality. First, they will … to cause side effects and for their ability to be removed from the brain, if needed. This last step, retrievability, …
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Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Expression in Parkinson’s Disease
… post-mortem parkinsonian brain and will compare it to brain from individuals who died without PD. To do this we will use … activators and inhibitors were altered in post-mortem brain from patients dying with Parkinson’s disease in comparison to brain tissue from individuals dying without the disorder. This suggests …
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Advancement of Quantitative Disease Progression Modeling of Parkinson’s Disease
… the full longitudinal progression of PD symptoms using data from several different clinical trials. These models have … data sets have become available. Through this project, data from selected studies of PD therapeutic trials involving … previous model of PD Progression using newer data collected from several clinical trials. The updated PD progression …
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Alpha-Synuclein Effects on Fusion Pore Expansion and Protein Secretion
… disease, is normally expressed in nerve terminals, from which neurotransmitters are released by fusion of their … change. There will be an increased focus on protein release from neurons, including the biophysical factors that … that alpha-synuclein slows the release of proteins from vesicles by making the holes smaller. November 2014 …
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BDNF Polymorphism and Parkinson’s Disease Progression in DATATOP
… of PD symptoms in early, un-medicated PD subjects from the DATATOP clinical trial. Hypothesis: PD progression … BDNF rs6265 mutation. Study Design: Existing DNA samples from DATATOP subjects will be genotyped for the rs6265 … Early, unmedicated Parkinson’s disease (PD) subjects from the DATATOP trial (n=217) were genotyped for the brain …
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Inhaled Levodopa for 'Off' Time Approved by FDA
December 22, 2018
… the first to reach market approval with early de-risking from our Foundation. Read more on this therapy below and in a press release from Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. We'll share more in the … medication inhaler. People with asthma may take a puff from an inhaler when they have trouble breathing. Similarly, …