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Articles tagged "Neuroprotective agents"

  • 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

    Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguaiensis) protects dopaminergic neurons degeneration and improve their maturation in culture

    J. Ferrario, A. Bernardi, P. Ballestero, M. Ferrario, M. Schenk, E. Avale, S. Guerrero, O. Gershanik (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

    Objective: To evaluate the effect of Mate leaves extracts on the survival and maturation of dopaminergic neurons in vitro. Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is caused…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Neuromodulatory role of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease patients

    S. Szlufik, A. Przybyszewski, K. Duszynska-Was, I. Laskowska-Levy, J. Dutkiewicz, A. Drzewinska, P. Habela, T. Mandat, D. Koziorowski (Warsaw, Poland)

    Objective: The aim of study was to evaluate the impact of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) on the motor disabilities and cognitive alterations in…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Oral treatment with sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors modulator prevents Parkinson symptoms concomitantly to reduced brain inflammation in MPTP mouse models

    M. Cyr, E. Pépin, G. Massicotte (Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada)

    Objective: Here we explore the efficacy of an oral treatment with Fingolimod (FTY720), a selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors modulator, to prevent MPTP induced nigrostriatal loss and…
  • 2018 International Congress

    The NIC-PD-study –A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-centre trial to assess the disease-modifying potential of transdermal nicotine in early Parkinson‘s disease in Germany and N. America

    W. Oertel, H. Müller, C. Schade-Brittinger, C. Kamp, K. Balthasar, K. Articus, M. Brinkman, C. Venuto, M. Unger, K. Eggert, D. Vadasz, K. Kieburtz, J. Boyd (Marburg, Germany)

    Objective: To evaluate the disease modifying potential of transdermal (TD) nicotine in early Parkinson’s disease (PD). For this explanatory purpose, the primary endpoint was the…
  • 2018 International Congress

    What makes a successful Phase 2 study: An evaluation of Parkinson’s neuroprotective trial design over the last 5 years

    T. Dominey, S. Buff, G. Rafaloff, C. Carroll (Plymouth, United Kingdom)

    Objective: To evaluate variation in Phase 2 and 3 Parkinson’s disease (PD) neuroprotective trial designs and identify key trial design features in Phase 2 studies…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A first-in-human clinical study to test the safety and preliminary efficacy of CDNF in Parkinson’s disease

    H. Huttunen, S. Booms, J. Koskinen, M. Saarma (Espoo, Finland)

    Objective: To develop a novel disease-modifying therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) that affects both motor and non-motor symptoms, based on a novel stress-protective protein CDNF.…
  • 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

    Rose Anthocyanins protect against Parkinson’s pathophysiology: Behavioral and biochemical changes in young Drosophila

    G. Chandran, P. Chandrashekar, M. Jayaraju, J. Chauhan (Mysuru, India)

    Objective: To test the hypothesis that Rose Anthocyanins, owing to their biological properties in vitro, protect against Parkinson’s pathophysiology in young Drosophila melanogaster. Background: Anthocyanins…
  • 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:…
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