Role of nigral lesion in the genesis of dyskinesias in a rat model of Parkinsonʼs disease - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Article Dans Une Revue NeuroReport Année : 2004

Role of nigral lesion in the genesis of dyskinesias in a rat model of Parkinsonʼs disease

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The pathogenesis of the motor fluctuations and dyskinesias that complicate levodopa treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) remains uncertain. To evaluate the relationship between the degree of dopamine neuron loss and the severity of dyskinesias in a rodent model of PD, Sprague-Dawley rats were lesioned unilaterally using different doses of 6-hydroxydopamine injected into the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). All rats received two daily oral doses of levodopa for one month. In most of the animals chronic levodopa administration induced abnormal involuntary movements (AIMs), which were in some respects similar to human dyskinesias. We found that a minimum dopamine cell loss of around 95% was required for the development of dyskinesias after one-month of levodopa treatment. Moreover, we observed a positive relationship between the percentage dopaminergic cell loss in the SNc and the severity of levodopa-induced AIMs.
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Vincent Paillé, Philippe Brachet, Philippe Damier. Role of nigral lesion in the genesis of dyskinesias in a rat model of Parkinsonʼs disease. NeuroReport, 2004, 15 (3), pp.561-564. ⟨10.1097/00001756-200403010-00035⟩. ⟨hal-03426429⟩

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