Striatal proteomic analysis suggests that first L-dopa dose equates to chronic exposure.

L-3,4-dihydroxypheylalanine (L-dopa)-induced dyskinesia represent a debilitating complication of therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD) that result from a progressive sensitization through repeated L-dopa exposures. The MPTP macaque model was used to study the proteome in dopamine-depleted striat...

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Main Authors: Birger Scholz, Marcus Svensson, Henrik Alm, Karl Sköld, Maria Fälth, Kim Kultima, Céline Guigoni, Evelyne Doudnikoff, Qin Li, Alan R Crossman, Erwan Bezard, Per E Andrén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18270577/pdf/?tool=EBI