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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Tyrosine Hydroxylase Inhibitors and Dopamine Receptor Agonists Combination Therapy for Parkinson's Disease.

Ling Xiao Yi, Eng King Tan, Zhi Dong Zhou

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ling Xiao YiNational Neuroscience Institute of Singapore, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5250-214X
Eng King TanNational Neuroscience Institute of Singapore, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Zhi Dong ZhouNational Neuroscience Institute of Singapore, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-0251-4163

Funding

Duke-NUS Medical School Collaboration pilot grantNational Medical Research Council CS-IRG, OF-IRG, HLCA2022, STaR, OF-LCG 000207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are currently no disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with dopaminergic neuronal loss. There is increasing evidence that endogenous dopamine (DA) can be a pathological factor in neurodegeneration in PD. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the key rate-limiting enzyme for DA generation. Drugs that inhibit TH, such as alpha-methyltyrosine (α-MT), have recently been shown to protect against neurodegeneration in various PD models. DA receptor agonists can activate post-synaptic DA receptors to alleviate DA-deficiency-induced PD symptoms. However, DA receptor agonists have no therapeutic effects against neurodegeneration. Thus, a combination therapy with DA receptor agonists plus TH inhibitors may be an attractive therapeutic approach. TH inhibitors can protect and promote the survival of remaining dopaminergic neurons in PD patients' brains, whereas DA receptor agonists activate post-synaptic DA receptors to alleviate PD symptoms. Additionally, other PD drugs, such as N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and anticholinergic drugs, may be used as adjunctive medications to improve therapeutic effects. This multi-drug cocktail may represent a novel strategy to protect against progressive dopaminergic neurodegeneration and alleviate PD disease progression.

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Dopamine AgonistsParkinson DiseaseTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseAnimalsDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsDrug Therapy, CombinationEnzyme InhibitorsHumansDopamineDopamine AgonistsEnzyme InhibitorsTyrosine 3-Monooxygenasedopaminedopamine receptor agonistneurodegenerationParkinson’s diseasetherapytyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor

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PMID38731862
PMCPMC11083272

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