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Articles tagged "Neuroprotective agents"

  • 2017 International Congress

    Neuroprotective effects of antidepressant mirtazapine against dopaminergic neurodegeneration in cultured cells and in parkinsonian mice possibly by targeting astrocytes

    M. Asanuma, I. Miyazaki, R. Kikuoka, S. Murakami, N. Isooka, Y. Kitamura (Okayama, Japan)

    Objective: In this study, we examined neuroprotective effects of mirtazapine and involvement of astrocytes in the effects using primary cultured cells and parkinsonian mice. Background:…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Study of neuroprotective effects of Ginsenside Rg3 , the prototypal epigenetic Sirtuin-1 activator, in targeting microglia activation and neurotrophic factor (NF) neural plasticity in MPTP model of Parkinson’s disease (PD)

    H. Raheb, J. Hou, S. Chiu (London, ON, Canada)

    Objective: 1) to examine whether the phyto-neurosteroid: Ginsenoside Rg3 recently demonstrated to activate the epigenetic SIRTI signaling, will rescue the motor impairment in rodent model…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Curcumin I prevents the developmental defective sensorimotor patterns resulted from Lead poisoning in rat

    H. BENAMMI, O. EL HIBA, H. GAMRANI (Marrakech, Morocco)

    Objective: In the present investigation, we evaluated the effect of prenatal exposure of rats to lead from neonatal to adult age on the sensorimotor performances…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Serum cholesterol levels over time and risk of Parkinson’s disease

    V. Rozani, T. Gurevich, N. Giladi, B. El-Ad, J. Tsamir, B. Hemo, C. Peretz (Tel A viv, Israel)

    Objective: To evaluate the association of serum cholesterol levels over time with the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD); among statin-free individuals. Background: High levels of…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Variation in Longevity Gene KLOTHO Associates with Measures of Resilience Against Parkinson’s Disease

    N. Luthra, J. Ostrem, D. Dubal (San Francisco, CA, USA)

    Objective: We investigated whether carrying one copy of the protective haplotype “KL-VS” of the longevity gene KLOTHO is associated with better cognitive functioning and/or attenuated…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Neuroactive steroids reverse the dopaminergic neurotransmission defectiveness in chronic hepatic (HE) encephalopathy: a possible involvement in HE related parkinsonism

    O. El Hiba, A. EL Khiat, H. Gamrani (EL Jadida, Morocco)

    Objective: In the present study, we describe the changes of the dopaminergic system occurring in the cirrhotic rats and concomitantly we investigated the effect of…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Relationship between Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and characteristics of physical activity in patients with Parkinson’s disease

    K. Nagaki, M. Ikenaga, S. Fujioka, Y. Tsuboi (fukuoka, Japan)

    Objective: To clarify the characteristics of decreased physical activity and relationship between physical activity intensity and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) in patients with Parkinson's disease…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease before L-dopa treatment: experience in three cases.

    d. servello, M. Porta, e. zekaj (Milano, Italy)

    Objective:   The goal of these case series is to investigate the possibility of deep brain stimulation (DBS) prior to L-dopa treatment in young Parkinsson…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Predict Cognitive Decline with Clinical Markers in Parkinson’s Disease

    G. Pagano, T. Yousaf,, C. Loane, S. Polychronis, H. Wilson, B. Giordano, F. Niccolini, M. Politis (London, United Kingdom)

    Objective: We investigated which clinical-ready and cost-effective markers are predictive of cognitive impairment (CI) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a cohort of 294 patients with…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Off-Target Implications of Nurr1 Agonist Therapy in Parkinson’s disease

    K. Steece-Collier, T. Collier, J. Stancati, C. Kemp, B. Daley, C. Sortwell (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)

    Objective: To examine the impact of Nurr1 agonists on regulation of striatal Nurr1 and levodopa (LD)-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease…
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