New drug delivery strategies for improved Parkinson's disease therapy

A Di Stefano, P Sozio, A Iannitelli… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing interest has been addressed toward the introduction of new therapeutic
approaches to obtaining continuous dopaminergic stimulation (CDS). The goal of this …

Levodopa delivery systems: advancements in delivery of the gold standard

N Ngwuluka, V Pillay, LC Du Toit… - Expert Opinion on …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Despite the fact that Parkinson's disease (PD) was discovered almost
200 years ago, its treatment and management remain immense challenges because …

Quantification of indirect pathway inhibition by the adenosine A2a antagonist SYN115 in Parkinson disease

KJ Black, JM Koller, MC Campbell… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Adenosine A2a receptor antagonists reduce symptom severity in Parkinson disease (PD)
and animal models. Rodent studies support the hypothesis that A2a antagonists produce …

Polymeric matrix of polymer-lipid nanoparticles as a pharmaceutical dosage form

N Ngwuluka, V Pillay, YE Choonara, LC Du Toit - 2013 - Google Patents
A pharmaceutical dosage form for the release of at least one pharmaceutically active
ingredient is claimed. The pharmaceutical dosage form includes a polymer matrix, polymer …

Biodegradable Microspheres Loaded with an Anti-Parkinson Prodrug: An in Vivo Pharmacokinetic Study

E D'Aurizio, P Sozio, LS Cerasa, M Vacca… - Molecular …, 2011 - ACS Publications
During chronic treatment with l-dopa (LD), Parkinsonian patients often experience
uncontrolled motor complications due to fluctuations of the plasmatic levels of LD that result …

Continuous administration of dopa decarboxylase inhibitors and compositions for same

O Yacoby-Zeevi, M Nemas - US Patent 8,193,243, 2012 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are compositions that include for example the arginine salt of carbidopa,
and methods for treating neu rological or movement diseases or disorders such as restless …

The human experience with intravenous levodopa

SH Siddiqi, NK Abraham, CL Geiger… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To compile a comprehensive summary of published human experience with
levodopa given intravenously, with a focus on information required by regulatory agencies …

Continuous administration of dopa decarboxylase inhibitors and compositions for same

O Yacoby-Zeevi, M Nemas - US Patent 9,101,663, 2015 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are compositions that include for example the arginine salt of carbidopa,
and methods for treating neurological or movement diseases or disorders such as restless …

Continuous administration of L-dopa, dopa decarboxylase inhibitors, catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitors and compositions for same

O Yacoby-Zeevi, M Nemas - US Patent 9,421,267, 2016 - Google Patents
Provided herein, in part, is a method of treating a neurological or movement disorderina
patient in need thereof, comprising Subcutaneously administering to said patient a …

[HTML][HTML] Levodopa effects on [11C] raclopride binding in the resting human brain

KJ Black, ML Piccirillo, JM Koller, T Hseih, L Wang… - …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Synaptic dopamine (DA) release induced by amphetamine or other experimental
manipulations can displace [11 C] raclopride (RAC*) from dopamine D2-like receptors. We …