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ArticleScientific reports2018

Two-fold elevation of endogenous GDNF levels in mice improves motor coordination without causing side-effects.

Kärt Mätlik, Vootele Võikar, Carolina Vilenius, Natalia Kulesskaya, Jaan-Olle Andressoo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Kärt MätlikDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine & Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Vootele VõikarNeuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4201-8666
Carolina VileniusInstitute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Natalia KulesskayaNeuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jaan-Olle AndressooDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine & Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. jaan-olle.andressoo@helsinki.fi.ORCID 0000-0002-0271-3157
University of Helsinki · FI

Funding

EC | Horizon 2020 (European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation) 724922Suomen Akatemia (Academy of Finland) 297727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) promotes the survival of dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in vivo. For this reason, GDNF is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, how endogenous GDNF influences dopamine system function and animal behavior is not fully understood. We recently generated GDNF hypermorphic mice that express increased levels of endogenous GDNF from the native locus, resulting in augmented function of the nigrostriatal dopamine system. Specifically, Gdnf

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AnimalsBehavior, AnimalCorpus StriatumDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsDopaminergic NeuronsFemaleGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorMaleMesencephalonMiceMotor ActivityParkinson DiseaseDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGdnf protein, mouseGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

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