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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2009

Targets for neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease.

Talene A Yacoubian, David G Standaert

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Talene A YacoubianDepartment of Neurology, Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
David G Standaert

Funding

Role of 14-3-3 Proteins in Alpha-Synuclein-Induced NeurotoxicityK08NS060948 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI YACOUBIAN, TALENE ALENE · 2008 to 2012
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NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS060948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current therapies for Parkinson's disease significantly improve the quality of life for patients suffering from this neurodegenerative disease, yet none of the current therapies has been convincingly shown to slow or prevent the progression of disease. Much has been learned about the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease in recent years, and these discoveries offer a variety of potential targets for protective therapy. Mechanisms implicated in the disease process include oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, protein aggregation and misfolding, inflammation, excitotoxicity, and apoptosis. At the same time, the involvement of these diverse processes makes modeling the disease and evaluation of potential treatments difficult. In addition, available clinical tools are limited in their ability to monitor the progression of the disease. In this review, we summarize the different pathogenic mechanisms implicated in Parkinson's disease and neuroprotective strategies targeting these mechanisms currently under clinical study or under preclinical development, with a view towards strategies that seem most promising.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsAntiparkinson AgentsCarbazolesClinical Trials as TopicDopamine AgonistsHumansLevodopaNerve Growth FactorsNeuroprotective AgentsOxepinsParkinson Disease3,9-bis((ethylthio)methyl)-K-252aAntioxidantsAntiparkinson AgentsCarbazolesdibenzo(b,f)oxepin-10-ylmethyl-methyl-prop-2-ynyl-amineDopamine AgonistsLevodopaNerve Growth FactorsNeuroprotective AgentsOxepins

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PMID18930814
PMCPMC2740981

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