Stress accelerates neural degeneration and exaggerates motor symptoms in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

LK Smith, NM Jadavji, KL Colwell… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The causes of most cases of Parkinson's disease (PD) are still poorly understood. Here we
show that chronic stress and elevated corticosterone levels exaggerate motor deficits and …

β-asarone and levodopa coadministration increases striatal levels of dopamine and levodopa and improves behavioral competence in Parkinson's rat by enhancing …

L Huang, M Deng, S Zhang, S Lu, X Gui… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Levodopa (L-dopa) is the key component in Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment. Recently,
we demonstrated that β-asarone improves the motor behavior of rats with unilateral striatal 6 …

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors: clinical review

RA Remick, C Froese - Canadian Family Physician, 1990 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are effective antidepressant agents. They are
increasingly and effectively used in a number of other psychiatric and non-psychiatric …

Post-genomic era and gene discovery for psychiatric diseases: there is a new art of the trade? The example of the HUMTH01 microsatellite in the Tyrosine …

R Meloni, NF Biguet, J Mallet - Molecular Neurobiology, 2002 - Springer
The microsatellite HUMTH01, located in the first intron of the Tyrosine Hydroxylase (TH)
gene (encoding the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of catecholamines), is …

[PDF][PDF] Reduction of motor disorder in 6-OHDA-induced severe parkinsonism rats by post treatment with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor

CH Liao, SY Chen, JS Kuo, CY Pang - Chin J Physiol, 2013 - researchgate.net
Reduction of Motor Disorder in 6-OHDA-Induced Severe Parkinsonism Rats by Post Treatment
with Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Fac Page 1 Corresponding author: [1] Dr. Cheng-Yoong …

Genetic polymorphism of catechol O-methyltransferase and pharmacokinetics of levodopa in healthy Chinese subjects.

CH Lin, CL Wang, PF Huang, YW Liu, M Ke… - Methods and findings …, 2009 - europepmc.org
We studied the distribution of catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotypes in the
Chinese Fujian Han population and explored the potential effect of COMT genetic …

3-amino-1, 4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido [4, 3-b] indole (Trp-P-1) is incorporated into rat splenocytes, thymocytes, and hepatocytes through monoamine transporters and …

T Hashimoto, T Furuyashiki, T Sano, W Ito… - Bioscience …, 2002 - jstage.jst.go.jp
3-Amino-1, 4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido [4, 3-b] indole (Trp-P-1), which is a tryptophan pyrolysate
formed during cooking, induces apoptosis in rat splenocytes, thymocytes, and hepatocytes …

Movement disorders in geriatric rehabilitation

R Camicioli - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 1993 - Elsevier
This article discusses the role of rehabilitation in movement disorders in the elderly.
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis are discussed with an emphasis on the akinetic rigid …

Post-genomic era and gene discovery for psychiatric diseases: There is a new art of the trade?

M Rolando, BN Faucon, J Mallet - Molecular Neurobiology, 2002 - search.proquest.com
The microsatellite HUMTH01, located in the first intron of the Tyrosine Hydroxylase (TH)
gene (encoding the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of catecholamines), is …

Genetics of monoamine metabolizing enzymes: psychopharmacogenetics

R Meloni, O Khalfallah, NF Biguet - Psychopharmacogenetics, 2006 - Springer
The monoamine (MA) neurotransmitters, namely the catecholamines dopamine (DA),
norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) and the indolamine serotonin (5 …