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ArticleScientific reports2023

Behavioral, neural and ultrastructural alterations in a graded-dose 6-OHDA mouse model of early-stage Parkinson's disease.

Andrea Slézia, Panna Hegedüs, Evgeniia Rusina, Katalin Lengyel, Nicola Solari, Attila Kaszas, Diána Balázsfi, Boris Botzanowski, Emma Acerbo, Florian Missey and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrea Slézia *Institute of Experimental Medicine, Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary. andrea.slezia@gmail.com.
Panna Hegedüs *Institute of Experimental Medicine, Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary.
Evgeniia Rusina *Institut de Neurosciences Des Systèmes, INSERM UMR S 1106, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Katalin LengyelInstitute of Experimental Medicine, Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary.
Nicola SolariInstitute of Experimental Medicine, Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary.
Attila KaszasInstitut de Neurosciences de la Timone, CNRS UMR 7289, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Diána BalázsfiInstitute of Experimental Medicine, Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary.
Boris BotzanowskiInstitut de Neurosciences Des Systèmes, INSERM UMR S 1106, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Emma AcerboInstitut de Neurosciences Des Systèmes, INSERM UMR S 1106, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Florian MisseyInstitut de Neurosciences Des Systèmes, INSERM UMR S 1106, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Adam WilliamsonInstitut de Neurosciences Des Systèmes, INSERM UMR S 1106, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France. adam.williamson@fnusa.cz.
Balázs HangyaInstitute of Experimental Medicine, Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary. hangya.balazs@koki.hu.
HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine · HUInserm · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRSemmelweis University · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studying animal models furthers our understanding of Parkinson's disease (PD) pathophysiology by providing tools to investigate detailed molecular, cellular and circuit functions. Different versions of the neurotoxin-based 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of PD have been widely used in rats. However, these models typically assess the result of extensive and definitive dopaminergic lesions that reflect a late stage of PD, leading to a paucity of studies and a consequential gap of knowledge regarding initial stages, in which early interventions would be possible. Additionally, the better availability of genetic tools increasingly shifts the focus of research from rats to mice, but few mouse PD models are available yet. To address these, we characterize here the behavioral, neuronal and ultrastructural features of a graded-dose unilateral, single-injection, striatal 6-OHDA model in mice, focusing on early-stage changes within the first two weeks of lesion induction. We observed early onset, dose-dependent impairments of overall locomotion without substantial deterioration of motor coordination. In accordance, histological evaluation demonstrated a partial, dose-dependent loss of dopaminergic neurons of substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). Furthermore, electron microscopic analysis revealed degenerative ultrastructural changes in SNc dopaminergic neurons. Our results show that mild ultrastructural and cellular degradation of dopaminergic neurons of the SNc can lead to certain motor deficits shortly after unilateral striatal lesions, suggesting that a unilateral dose-dependent intrastriatal 6-OHDA lesion protocol can serve as a successful model of the early stages of Parkinson's disease in mice.

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Parkinson DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsMiceOxidopaminePars CompactaRatsSubstantia NigraDopamineOxidopamine

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