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Articles tagged "Experimental therapeutics"

  • 2018 International Congress

    Rotigotine protects dopaminergic neurons by targeting serotonin 1A receptors on astrocytes

    M. Asanuma, I. Miyazaki, N. Isooka, R. Kikuoka, K. Wada, E. Nakayama, K. Shin, D. Yamamoto, Y. Kitamura (Okayama, Japan)

    Objective: In this study, we examined neuroprotective effects of rotigotine and involvement of serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptors on astrocytes in neuroprotective action of the drug…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Effects of Rock Steady Boxing on Activities of Daily Living and Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

    D. Larson, D. Bega, E. Johnson, L. Slowey (Chicago, IL, USA)

    Objective: To determine the impact of the Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) program on Parkinson’s disease (PD). To assess the feasibility of data collection for activities…
  • 2018 International Congress

    VY-AADC01 gene therapy in Parkinson’s disease: Interim results of the on-going Phase 1b PD-1101 trial

    P. Larson, K. Bankiewicz, A. Van Laar, R. Richardson, B. Ravina, A. Kells, B. Boot, A. Martin, M. Thompson, C. Christine (San Francisco, CA, USA)

    Objective: Evaluate the safety of VY-AADC01, an AAV2 gene therapy vector with human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) administered bilaterally to the putamen using intraoperative…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Perceived Psychosocial Impacts of a Therapeutic Yoga Intervention for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

    B. Hawkins, M. Van Puymbroeck, A. Walter, K. Woschkolup, E. Urrea-Mendoza, F. Revilla, A. Schmid (Clemson, SC, USA)

    Objective: This qualitative study sought to understand the psychosocial impacts of a therapeutic yoga intervention for individuals with PD originally designed to improve balance and…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Effects of JN403, an α-7-nicotine-acetylcholine-receptor (α7-nAChR) agonist on human alpha-synuclein-mediated in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson’s disease

    B. Lee, C. Noelker, W. Chiu, D. Feuerbach, L. Timmerman, W. Oertel (Marburg, Germany)

    Objective: To investigate whether JN403, a novel selective agonist of α-7-nicotine-acetylcholine-receptors (α7-nAChRs) can suppress inflammation and toxicity in human alpha-synuclein (αSyn) induced in vitro and…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Phase IIa Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of CVXL-0107 on Parkinson-Related Symptoms and Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

    JC. Corvol, F. Durif, W. Meissner, JP. Azulay, R. Haddad, D. Bricout, X. Wang-Zhang, L. Benel, O. Rascol, Fr. NS-Park/F-CRIN Network (Paris, France)

    Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of CVXL-0107 on motor symptoms and on levodopa-induced dyskinesia in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Background: CVXL-0107 is a glutamate…
  • 2018 International Congress

    The Akt/mTOR/P70S6K/4EB-P1 signaling pathway is activated by metformin in a toxin-induced cellular model of Parkinson’s disease

    P. Dharmasaroja, P. Chanthammachat (Bangkok, Thailand)

    Objective: To investigate the effects of metformin on the Akt/mTOR/P70S6K/4EB-P1 signaling pathway in a cellular model of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Metformin is a drug…
  • 2018 International Congress

    An investigation of the potential neuroprotective role of curcumin in Parkinson’s disease patient-derived fibroblasts

    S. Abrahams, C. vander Merwe, A. Neethling, J. Carr, S. Bardien (Cape Town, South Africa)

    Objective: To investigate if the protective effects of curcumin previously observed in SH-SY5Y cells are also found in patient-derived fibroblasts from Parkinson’s disease patients. Background:…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Prevalence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) rs362307 or rs362331 in Patients with Huntington’s Disease

    S. Hung, D. Claassen, M. Edmondson, R. Reilmann, N. Svrzikapa, K. Longo, J. Goyal, M. Panzara (Cambridge, MA, USA)

    Objective: An observational research study is being conducted in patients with Huntington’s disease (HD) to determine the frequency with which the thymine (T) variant of…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Therapeutic exposures of CX-8998, a potent, selective and state dependent Cav3 channel antagonist in development for Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s disease Tremor in Cav3 driven neurological models

    M. Lee, E. Newbold, S. Papapetropoulos (Cambridge, MA, USA)

    Objective: In this study, we utilized preclinical data to establish predicted human therapeutic exposures of the potent, selective and state-dependent Cav3 channel antagonist, CX-8998, currently…
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