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quinolinic acid and Parkinsonian Disorders

quinolinic acid has been researched along with Parkinsonian Disorders in 5 studies

Quinolinic Acid: A metabolite of tryptophan with a possible role in neurodegenerative disorders. Elevated CSF levels of quinolinic acid are correlated with the severity of neuropsychological deficits in patients who have AIDS.
pyridinedicarboxylic acid : Any member of the class of pyridines carrying two carboxy groups.
quinolinic acid : A pyridinedicarboxylic acid that is pyridine substituted by carboxy groups at positions 2 and 3. It is a metabolite of tryptophan.

Parkinsonian Disorders: A group of disorders which feature impaired motor control characterized by bradykinesia, MUSCLE RIGIDITY; TREMOR; and postural instability. Parkinsonian diseases are generally divided into primary parkinsonism (see PARKINSON DISEASE), secondary parkinsonism (see PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY) and inherited forms. These conditions are associated with dysfunction of dopaminergic or closely related motor integration neuronal pathways in the BASAL GANGLIA.

Research Excerpts

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"Riluzole was administered prior to and consecutively for ten days following double lesion placement in the left-sided medial forebrain bundle and ipsilateral striatum."5.33Riluzole improves motor deficits and attenuates loss of striatal neurons in a sequential double lesion rat model of striatonigral degeneration (parkinson variant of multiple system atrophy). ( Diguet, E; Poewe, W; Puschban, Z; Sather, T; Scherfler, C; Stefanova, N; Tison, F; Wenning, GK, 2005)
"Riluzole was administered prior to and consecutively for ten days following double lesion placement in the left-sided medial forebrain bundle and ipsilateral striatum."1.33Riluzole improves motor deficits and attenuates loss of striatal neurons in a sequential double lesion rat model of striatonigral degeneration (parkinson variant of multiple system atrophy). ( Diguet, E; Poewe, W; Puschban, Z; Sather, T; Scherfler, C; Stefanova, N; Tison, F; Wenning, GK, 2005)
"This relationship is altered in Parkinsonism and in levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LID), resulting in an upregulation of corticostriatal glutamatergic function."1.33Effect of kynurenine 3-hydroxylase inhibition on the dyskinetic and antiparkinsonian responses to levodopa in Parkinsonian monkeys. ( Bédard, PJ; Grégoire, L; Guidetti, P; Izzo, E; Rassoulpour, A; Samadi, P; Schwarcz, R, 2005)

Research

Studies (5)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's5 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Diguet, E2
Gross, CE1
Bezard, E1
Tison, F2
Stefanova, N2
Wenning, GK2
Scherfler, C1
Sather, T1
Puschban, Z1
Poewe, W1
Samadi, P2
Grégoire, L2
Rassoulpour, A2
Guidetti, P2
Izzo, E2
Schwarcz, R2
Bédard, PJ2
Robichon, R1
Jaafar, A1
Terqui, M1
Brachet, P1
Peschanski, M1
Di Paolo, T1

Other Studies

5 other studies available for quinolinic acid and Parkinsonian Disorders

ArticleYear
Neuroprotective agents for clinical trials in Parkinson's disease: a systematic assessment.
    Neurology, 2004, Jan-13, Volume: 62, Issue:1

    Topics: 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; Animals; Astrocytes; Clinical Trials as Topic; Corpus

2004
Riluzole improves motor deficits and attenuates loss of striatal neurons in a sequential double lesion rat model of striatonigral degeneration (parkinson variant of multiple system atrophy).
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2005, Volume: 112, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Biomarkers; Corpus Striatum; Denervation; Disease Models, Animal; Dopamine and cAMP-Regulat

2005
Effect of kynurenine 3-hydroxylase inhibition on the dyskinetic and antiparkinsonian responses to levodopa in Parkinsonian monkeys.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2005, Volume: 20, Issue:7

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Antiparkinson Agents; Behavior, Animal; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-

2005
Pig xenografts to the immunocompetent rat brain: Survival rates using distinct neurotoxic lesions in the nigrostriatal pathway and two rat strains.
    Experimental neurology, 2005, Volume: 194, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium; Animals; Brain Tissue Transplantation; Cell Size; Cells, Cultured; Corp

2005
Prolonged kynurenine 3-hydroxylase inhibition reduces development of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in parkinsonian monkeys.
    Behavioural brain research, 2008, Jan-25, Volume: 186, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Antiparkinson Agents; Behavior, Animal; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Interactions; Dyskines

2008