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ArticleAging2021

Levodopa affects spike and local field synchronisation in the pedunculopontine nucleus of a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

Hao Zhang, Jinlu Xie, Yaqiong Li, Huimin Liu, Chuanguo Liu, Dongfang Kan, Xiwen Geng, Sheng Wei

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Article in Aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The potential of utilizing Local Field Potential (LFP) in diagnosis and management of Parkinsonism's hallmark symptoms: a comprehensive review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hao ZhangExperimental Centre, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Jinlu XieKey Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China.
Yaqiong LiExperimental Centre, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Huimin LiuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Chuanguo LiuExperimental Centre, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Dongfang KanExperimental Centre, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Xiwen GengExperimental Centre, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Sheng WeiExperimental Centre, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan 250355, Shandong, China.
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNHuzhou Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) undergoes significant anatomic and electrophysiological alterations in Parkinson's disease (PD), severely impacting locomotion. However, the effect of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesion and levodopa (L-DOPA) therapy on the relationships between spike activities and local field potential (LFP) within the PPN is not well-understood. Synchronisation between the spike activity of individual neurones and LFP of neuronal ensembles is a crucial problem in the pathogenesis of PD. In this study, LFP signals and spikes in the PPN of rats in control, lesioned, and L-DOPA groups were recorded synchronously with a multi-unit electrical signal acquisition system and analysed for their coherence value, spike-field coherence, and phase-lock relationship. The spike-LFP relationship in the PPN was markedly increased in specific frequency bands because of the 6-OHDA lesion but differed depending on the animal locomotion state and neuronal type. L-DOPA had a limited therapeutic effect on the 6-OHDA-induced increase in the coherence value. Our study demonstrates that the PPN spike-LFP relationship is involved in the pathogenesis of PD and is critical for the effects of L-DOPA, providing a basis for the clinical treatment of refractory PD symptoms.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDopaminergic NeuronsLevodopaLocomotionMaleOxidopamineParkinsonian DisordersPedunculopontine Tegmental NucleusRatsRats, WistarLevodopaOxidopaminecoherencelocal field potentialParkinson’s diseasepedunculopontine nucleusspike

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PMID33639616
PMCPMC7993725
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