Protein-Restricted Diets for Ameliorating Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease

Protein-Restricted Diets for Ameliorating Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease

Levodopa is considered to be the most effective symptomatic drug for Parkinson's disease (PD). As the disease progresses, however, the patients are likely to experience a reduced response to levodopa and develop motor fluctuations (i.e., end-of-dose wearing off and unpredictable “on-off”). Prot...

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Main Authors: Luxi Wang, Nian Xiong, Jinsha Huang, Shiyi Guo, Ling Liu, Chao Han, Guoxin Zhang, Haiyang Jiang, Kai Ma, Yun Xia, Xiaoyun Xu, Jie Li, Jing Y. Liu, Tao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
diet therapy
protein
fluctuation
levodopa
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00206/full

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