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A Guide to Neurotoxic Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease

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Tieu, K.·2011·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological movement disorder primarily resulting from damage to the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway. To elucidate the pathogenesis, mechanisms of cell death, and to evaluate therapeutic strategies for PD, numerous animal models have been developed. Understanding the strengths and limitations of these models can significantly impact the choice of model, experimental design, and data interpretation. The primary objectives of this article are twofold: First, to assist new investigators who are contemplating embarking on PD research to navigate through the available animal models. Emphasis will be placed on common neurotoxic murine models in which toxic molecules are used to lesion the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. And second, to provide an overview of basic technical requirements for assessing the pathology, structure, and function of the nigrostriatal pathway.

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Authors
Tieu, K.
Affiliations
University of Rochester Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Tieu, K.
Venue
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
Published
2011-09-01
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
a009316-a009316
ISSN
2157-1422 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2169890833
Cited by
483
References
183
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posted content
Language
en
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  • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R21ES017470, ES014899, ES17470, R01ES014899)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, animal models, neurotoxic models, nigrostriatal pathway, dopaminergic neuron loss, mouse model, model selection
MeSH terms
Animals, Haplorhini, Corpus Striatum, Disease Models, Animal, Neurotoxins, Paraquat, Parkinson Disease, Parkinson Disease, Secondary, Rotenone, Substantia Nigra, Oxidopamine, Lewy Bodies, MPTP Poisoning, Mice, Rats

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