- Bioengineered nigrostriatal constructs model Lewy pathologyObjective: To better understand Parkinson’s disease (PD) pathophysiology and enhance therapeutic development by bioengineering an in vitro nigrostriatal system that mimics the complex architecture of…
- Changes in GABAergic transmission of striatal neurons in presymptomatic Huntington’s DiseaseObjective: To determine whether parameters of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAergic inhibition of striatal projection neurons are altered in presymptomatic BACHD mice. Background: One attractive early…
- Safinamide ameliorates motor deficits and plastic alterations before the onset of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in a rat model of Parkinson’s diseaseObjective: To investigate the effects of safinamide (saf) on synaptic plasticity of spiny projection neurons (SPNs) and the antiparkinsonian effect in dopamine (DA) denervated rats…
- Safinamide reduces membrane excitability and synaptic transmission of striatal spiny projection neurons in a rat model of Parkinson’s diseaseObjective: The effect of safinamide (saf) on the electrical membrane properties and both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission of striatal spiny projection neurons (SPNs) was…
- Assessment of neuronal morphology to determine the differential susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease using MPTP in two genetically distinct mice strainsObjective: To delineate the contribution of neuronal-dendritic structure in the substantia nigra and striatum, in conferring differential susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease, using two genetically distinct…
- RNA binding protein mediated regulation of striatal transcriptome in Parkinson’s disease.Objective: To investigate the role of RNA binding protein Elavl in Parkinson’s disease related adaptive changes in the striatal transcriptome. Background: Elav-like (Elavl or Hu)…
- Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of Fyn-mediated levodopa induced dyskinesiasObjective: To investigate the crosstalk between D1 receptor (D1R) and the signaling of Fyn protein kinase in a mice model of levodopa (L-DOPA) induced dyskinesias…
- Striatal PDE10 expression in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthy controls using [18F]MNI-659 PET imagingObjective: To evaluate the feasibility of [18F]MNI-659 PET, a striatal PDE10A imaging tracer, as a imaging biomarker in PD. Background: PDE10 is highly and specifically…
- Altered glutamate response and calcium dynamics in iPSC derived striatal neurons from XDP-patientsObjective: Our objective was to generate an in vitro model of XDP based on striatal neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), followed by…
