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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Interactions between Angiotensin Type-1 Antagonists, Statins, and ROCK Inhibitors in a Rat Model of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia.

Andrea Lopez-Lopez, Rita Valenzuela, Ana Isabel Rodriguez-Perez, María J Guerra, Jose Luis Labandeira-Garcia, Ana Muñoz

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea Lopez-LopezResearch Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Rita ValenzuelaResearch Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8181-2841
Ana Isabel Rodriguez-PerezResearch Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1354-8799
María J GuerraResearch Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Jose Luis Labandeira-GarciaResearch Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8243-9791
Ana MuñozResearch Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/00345Instituto de Salud Carlos III RD21/0017/0031Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness PID2021-126848NB-I00Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness PLEC2022-009401Xunta de Galicia ED431C 2022/41
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Statins have been proposed for L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) treatment. Statin anti-dyskinetic effects were related to the inhibition of the Ras-ERK pathway. However, the mechanisms responsible for the anti-LID effect are unclear. Changes in cholesterol homeostasis and oxidative stress- and inflammation-related mechanisms such as angiotensin II and Rho-kinase (ROCK) inhibition may be involved. The nigra and striatum of dyskinetic rats showed increased levels of cholesterol, ROCK, and the inflammatory marker IL-1β, which were reduced by the angiotensin type-1 receptor (AT1) antagonist candesartan, simvastatin, and the ROCK inhibitor fasudil. As observed for LID, angiotensin II-induced, via AT1, increased levels of cholesterol and ROCK in the rat nigra and striatum. In cultured dopaminergic neurons, angiotensin II increased cholesterol biosynthesis and cholesterol efflux without changes in cholesterol uptake. In astrocytes, angiotensin induced an increase in cholesterol uptake, decrease in biosynthesis, and no change in cholesterol efflux, suggesting a neuronal accumulation of cholesterol that is reduced via transfer to astrocytes. Our data suggest mutual interactions between angiotensin/AT1, cholesterol, and ROCK pathways in LID, which are attenuated by the corresponding inhibitors. Interestingly, these three drugs have also been suggested as neuroprotective treatments against Parkinson's disease. Therefore, they may reduce dyskinesia and the progression of the disease using common mechanisms.

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angiotensinbrain cholesteroldyskinesiafasudilL-DOPAneuroinflammationoxidative stressParkinsonRho-Kinasesimvastatin

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PMID37507992
PMCPMC10376833
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