How to make a midbrain dopaminergic neuron

E Arenas, M Denham, JC Villaescusa - Development, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neuron development has been an intense area of research
during recent years. This is due in part to a growing interest in regenerative medicine and …

Neurotrophic factors: an overview

SD Skaper - Neurotrophic Factors: Methods and Protocols, 2018 - Springer
The neurotrophins are a family of closely related proteins that were first identified as survival
factors for sympathetic and sensory neurons and have since been shown to control a …

The neurotrophin family of neurotrophic factors: an overview

SD Skaper - Neurotrophic factors: Methods and protocols, 2012 - Springer
The neurotrophins are a family of closely related proteins that were first identified as survival
factors for sympathetic and sensory neurons and have since been shown to control a …

Event‐related beta desynchronization in human subthalamic nucleus correlates with motor performance

AA Kühn, D Williams, A Kupsch, P Limousin, M Hariz… - Brain, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Although the basal ganglia play an important role in self‐generated movement, their
involvement in externally paced voluntary movement is less clear. We recorded local field …

Randomized controlled trial of intraputamenal glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor infusion in Parkinson disease

AE Lang, S Gill, NK Patel, A Lozano, JG Nutt… - Annals of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) exerts potent trophic influence
on midbrain dopaminergic neurons. This randomized controlled clinical trial was designed …

Neurodegeneration prevented by lentiviral vector delivery of GDNF in primate models of Parkinson's disease

JH Kordower, ME Emborg, J Bloch, SY Ma, Y Chu… - Science, 2000 - science.org
Lentiviral delivery of glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor (lenti-GDNF) was tested for its
trophic effects upon degenerating nigrostriatal neurons in nonhuman primate models of …

Nurr1 is essential for the induction of the dopaminergic phenotype and the survival of ventral mesencephalic late dopaminergic precursor neurons

O Saucedo-Cardenas… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Nurr1 is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of transcription factors that is
expressed predominantly in the central nervous system, including developing and mature …

The role of neuronal growth factors in neurodegenerative disorders of the human brain

B Connor, M Dragunow - Brain Research Reviews, 1998 - Elsevier
Recent evidence suggests that neurotrophic factors that promote the survival or
differentiation of developing neurons may also protect mature neurons from neuronal …

NURR1 in Parkinson disease—from pathogenesis to therapeutic potential

M Decressac, N Volakakis, A Björklund… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
In Parkinson disease (PD), affected midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons lose specific
dopaminergic properties before the neurons die. How the phenotype of DA neurons is …

Prospects for new restorative and neuroprotective treatments in Parkinson's disease

SB Dunnett, A Björklund - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
The degeneration of forebrain dopamine systems in Parkinson's disease has been an
effective target for pharmaceutical research over the past four decades. However, although …