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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-3
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations of the parkin gene are the most frequent cause of early onset autosomal recessive parkinsonism (EO-AR). Here we show that inactivation of the parkin gene in mice results in motor and cognitive deficits, inhibition of amphetamine-induced dopamine release and inhibition of glutamate neurotransmission. The levels of dopamine are increased in the limbic brain areas of parkin mutant mice and there is a shift towards increased metabolism of dopamine by MAO. Although there was no evidence for a reduction of nigrostriatal dopamine neurons in the parkin mutant mice, the level of dopamine transporter protein was reduced in these animals, suggesting a decreased density of dopamine terminals, or adaptative changes in the nigrostriatal dopamine system. GSH levels were increased in the striatum and fetal mesencephalic neurons from parkin mutant mice, suggesting that a compensatory mechanism may protect dopamine neurons from neuronal death. These parkin mutant mice provide a valuable tool to better understand the preclinical deficits observed in patients with PD and to characterize the mechanisms leading to the degeneration of dopamine neurons that could provide new strategies for neuroprotection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AbbasNacerN, pubmed-author:AraujoFranciscoF, pubmed-author:BenavidesJesusJ, pubmed-author:BohmeGeorg AndreesGA, pubmed-author:BriceAlexisA, pubmed-author:CanalsSantiagoS, pubmed-author:CasarejosMaria JoseMJ, pubmed-author:Cohen-SalmonCharlesC, pubmed-author:CortiOlgaO, pubmed-author:DeneflePatriceP, pubmed-author:GallegoEvaE, pubmed-author:Garcia de YebenesJustoJ, pubmed-author:IbanezPabloP, pubmed-author:ItierJean-MichelJM, pubmed-author:JoubertChantalC, pubmed-author:LavilleMichelM, pubmed-author:MenaMaria AngelesMA, pubmed-author:NegroniJuliaJ, pubmed-author:PeriquetMagaliM, pubmed-author:PradierLaurentL, pubmed-author:PrattJeremyJ, pubmed-author:RetGwenaelleG, pubmed-author:RooneyThomas ATA, pubmed-author:SanchezMarinaM, pubmed-author:SerranoAlbaA, pubmed-author:SolanoRosaR, pubmed-author:TrempGunterG
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2277-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Body Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Catecholamines, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Monoamine Oxidase, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, pubmed-meshheading:12915482-alpha-Methyltyrosine
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Parkin gene inactivation alters behaviour and dopamine neurotransmission in the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Functional Genomics Department, Aventis Pharma SA, Vitry-sur-Seine, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't