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  • 2015Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e1811"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cell Death and Disease"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Bitow, F."],["dc.contributor.author","Haack, J."],["dc.contributor.author","D'Hedouville, Z."],["dc.contributor.author","Zhang, J-N"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Michel, U."],["dc.contributor.author","Oliveira, L. M. A."],["dc.contributor.author","Jovin, T. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Liman, Jan"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:43:42Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:43:42Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Many neuropathological and experimental studies suggest that the degeneration of dopaminergic terminals and axons precedes the demise of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, which finally results in the clinical symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD). The mechanisms underlying this early axonal degeneration are, however, still poorly understood. Here, we examined the effects of overexpression of human wildtype alpha-synuclein (alpha Syn-WT), a protein associated with PD, and its mutant variants alpha Syn-A30P and -A53T on neurite morphology and functional parameters in rat primary midbrain neurons (PMN). Moreover, axonal degeneration after overexpression of alpha Syn-WT and -A30P was analyzed by live imaging in the rat optic nerve in vivo. We found that overexpression of alpha Syn-WT and of its mutants A30P and A53T impaired neurite outgrowth of PMN and affected neurite branching assessed by Sholl analysis in a variant-dependent manner. Surprisingly, the number of primary neurites per neuron was increased in neurons transfected with alpha Syn. Axonal vesicle transport was examined by live imaging of PMN co-transfected with EGFP-labeled synaptophysin. Overexpression of all alpha Syn variants significantly decreased the number of motile vesicles and decelerated vesicle transport compared with control. Macroautophagic flux in PMN was enhanced by alpha Syn-WT and -A53T but not by alpha Syn-A30P. Correspondingly, colocalization of alpha Syn and the autophagy marker LC3 was reduced for alpha Syn-A30P compared with the other alpha Syn variants. The number of mitochondria colocalizing with LC3 as a marker for mitophagy did not differ among the groups. In the rat optic nerve, both alpha Syn-WT and -A30P accelerated kinetics of acute axonal degeneration following crush lesion as analyzed by in vivo live imaging. We conclude that alpha Syn overexpression impairs neurite outgrowth and augments axonal degeneration, whereas axonal vesicle transport and autophagy are severely altered."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2015"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/cddis.2015.169"],["dc.identifier.gro","3141868"],["dc.identifier.isi","000358788800011"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26158517"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/12015"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/1967"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","2041-4889"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject","Central nervous system; Molecular neuroscience; Parkinson's disease"],["dc.title","Alpha-Synuclein affects neurite morphology, autophagy, vesicle transport and axonal degeneration in CNS neurons"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2012Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","3355"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","11"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Brain"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","3370"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","135"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Frank, T."],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, K. A."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Szego, E. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Weishaupt, J. H."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:48:22Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:48:22Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Axonal degeneration is one of the earliest features of Parkinson's disease pathology, which is followed by neuronal death in the substantia nigra and other parts of the brain. Inhibition of axonal degeneration combined with cellular neuroprotection therefore seem key to targeting an early stage in Parkinson's disease progression. Based on our previous studies in traumatic and neurodegenerative disease models, we have identified rho kinase as a molecular target that can be manipulated to disinhibit axonal regeneration and improve survival of lesioned central nervous system neurons. In this study, we examined the neuroprotective potential of pharmacological rho kinase inhibition mediated by fasudil in the in vitro 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium cell culture model and in the subchronic in vivo 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Application of fasudil resulted in a significant attenuation of dopaminergic cell loss in both paradigms. Furthermore, dopaminergic terminals were preserved as demonstrated by analysis of neurite network in vitro, striatal fibre density and by neurochemical analysis of the levels of dopamine and its metabolites in the striatum. Behavioural tests demonstrated a clear improvement in motor performance after fasudil treatment. The Akt survival pathway was identified as an important molecular mediator for neuroprotective effects of rho kinase inhibition in our paradigm. We conclude that inhibition of rho kinase using the clinically approved small molecule inhibitor fasudil may be a promising new therapeutic strategy for Parkinson's disease."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1093/brain/aws254"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142444"],["dc.identifier.isi","000311644800021"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23087045"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/9499"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8352"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","0006-8950"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC 3.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0"],["dc.title","Inhibition of rho kinase enhances survival of dopaminergic neurons and attenuates axonal loss in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2018Journal Article
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Pharmacology & Therapeutics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","21"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","189"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, Jan Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Roser, Anna-Elisa"],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, Kim-Ann"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, Paul"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T15:20:44Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T15:20:44Z"],["dc.date.issued","2018"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.03.008"],["dc.identifier.issn","0163-7258"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/72778"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.title","ROCK inhibition in models of neurodegeneration and its potential for clinical translation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2014Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","UNSP 239"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Szegö, E. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Hause, P."],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, K.-A."],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","D'Hedouville, Z."],["dc.contributor.author","Dambeck, V."],["dc.contributor.author","Kügler, Sebastian"],["dc.contributor.author","Dohm, C. P."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:45:32Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:45:32Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","The dopaminergic (DAergic) nigrostriatal tract has an intrinsic regenerative capacity which can be impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD). Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a major pathogenic component in PD but its impact on DAergic axonal regeneration is largely unknown. In this study, we expressed pathogenic variants of human aSyn by means of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors in experimental paradigms of DAergic regeneration. In a scratch lesion model in vitro, both aSyn(A30P) and aSyn(A53T) significantly reduced DAergic neurite regeneration and induced loss of TH-immunopositive cells while aSyn(WT) showed only minor cellular neurotoxic effects. The striatal density of TH-immunopositive axons in the striatal 6-OHDA lesion mouse model was attenuated only by aSyn(A30P). However, striatal expression levels of the regeneration marker GAP-43 in TH-immunopositive fibers were reduced by both aSyn(A30P) and aSyn(A53T), but not by aSyn(WT), which was associated with an activation of the ROCK signaling pathway. Nigral DAergic cell loss was only mildly enhanced by additional overexpression of aSyn variants. Our findings indicate that mutations of aSyn have a strong impact on the regenerative capacity of DAergic neurons, which may contribute to their pathogenic effects."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2014"],["dc.format.extent","10"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fnagi.2014.00239"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142053"],["dc.identifier.isi","000341696200001"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25309425"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/10893"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/4023"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","1663-4365"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Alpha-synuclein mutations impair axonal regeneration in models of Parkinson's disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2016Journal Article
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","39"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Acta Neuropathologica Communication"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","4"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Eckermann, Katrin"],["dc.contributor.author","Dambeck, Vivian"],["dc.contributor.author","Fonseca-Ornelas, Luis"],["dc.contributor.author","Walle, Hagen"],["dc.contributor.author","Lopes Da Fonseca, Tomás"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, Jan C."],["dc.contributor.author","Becker, Stefan"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, Mathias"],["dc.contributor.author","Outeiro, Tiago F."],["dc.contributor.author","Zweckstetter, Markus"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, Paul"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-02-22T13:45:16Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-02-22T13:45:16Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder, yet disease-modifying treatments do not currently exist. Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) was recently described as a novel neuroprotective target in PD. Since alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation is a major hallmark in the pathogenesis of PD, we aimed to evaluate the anti-aggregative potential of pharmacological ROCK inhibition using the isoquinoline derivative Fasudil, a small molecule inhibitor already approved for clinical use in humans. Fasudil treatment significantly reduced α-Syn aggregation in vitro in a H4 cell culture model as well as in a cell-free assay. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis revealed a direct binding of Fasudil to tyrosine residues Y133 and Y136 in the C-terminal region of α-Syn. Importantly, this binding was shown to be biologically relevant using site-directed mutagenesis of these residues in the cell culture model. Furthermore, we evaluated the impact of long-term Fasudil treatment on α-Syn pathology in vivo in a transgenic mouse model overexpressing human α-Syn bearing the A53T mutation (α-Syn(A53T) mice). Fasudil treatment improved motor and cognitive functions in α-Syn(A53T) mice as determined by Catwalk(TM) gait analysis and novel object recognition (NOR), without apparent side effects. Finally, immunohistochemical analysis revealed a significant reduction of α-Syn pathology in the midbrain of α-Syn(A53T) mice after Fasudil treatment. Our results demonstrate that Fasudil, next to its effects mediated by ROCK-inhibition, directly interacts with α-Syn and attenuates α-Syn pathology. This underscores the translational potential of Fasudil as a disease-modifying drug for the treatment of PD and other synucleinopathies."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1186/s40478-016-0310-y"],["dc.identifier.pmid","27101974"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13225"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/12432"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.doi","10.1186/s40478-016-0310-y"],["dc.relation.eissn","2051-5960"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Fasudil attenuates aggregation of α-synuclein in models of Parkinson's disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2020Journal Article
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","2810"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cell Death and Differentiation"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","2827"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","27"],["dc.contributor.author","Vahsen, Björn Friedhelm"],["dc.contributor.author","Ribas, Vinicius Toledo"],["dc.contributor.author","Sundermeyer, Jonas"],["dc.contributor.author","Boecker, Alexander"],["dc.contributor.author","Dambeck, Vivian"],["dc.contributor.author","Lenz, Christof"],["dc.contributor.author","Shomroni, Orr"],["dc.contributor.author","Caldi Gomes, Lucas"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Barski, Elisabeth"],["dc.contributor.author","Roser, Anna-Elisa"],["dc.contributor.author","Michel, Uwe"],["dc.contributor.author","Urlaub, Henning"],["dc.contributor.author","Salinas, Gabriela"],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, Mathias"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, Jan Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, Paul"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T18:09:42Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T18:09:42Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/s41418-020-0543-y"],["dc.identifier.eissn","1476-5403"],["dc.identifier.issn","1350-9047"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/73733"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.title","Inhibition of the autophagic protein ULK1 attenuates axonal degeneration in vitro and in vivo, enhances translation, and modulates splicing"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2021Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cell Death & Disease"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","12"],["dc.contributor.author","Ribas, Vinicius Toledo"],["dc.contributor.author","Vahsen, Björn Friedhelm"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Estrada, Veronica"],["dc.contributor.author","Dambeck, Vivian"],["dc.contributor.author","Almeida, Raquel Alves"],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, Mathias"],["dc.contributor.author","Michel, Uwe"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, Jan Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Müller, Hans Werner"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, Paul"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-04-14T08:28:39Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-04-14T08:28:39Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2021"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/s41419-021-03503-3"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/82673"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-399"],["dc.relation.eissn","2041-4889"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Abteilung Neurobiologie"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.title","AAV-mediated inhibition of ULK1 promotes axonal regeneration in the central nervous system in vitro and in vivo"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2015Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","150"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Neurobiology of Disease"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","162"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","73"],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, K.-A."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Szegő, É. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Ribas, V. T."],["dc.contributor.author","Michel, U."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:45:21Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:45:21Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with prominent neuronal cell death in the substantia nigra (SN) and other parts of the brain. Previous studies in models of traumatic and neurodegenerative CNS disease showed that pharmacological inhibition of Rho-associated kinase (ROCK), a molecule involved in inhibitory signaling in the CNS, by small-molecule inhibitors improves neuronal survival and increases regeneration. Most small-molecule inhibitors, however, offer only limited target specificity and also inhibit other kinases, including both ROCK isoforms. To establish the role of the predominantly brain-expressed ROCK2 isoform in models of regeneration and PD, we used adeno-associated viral vectors (MV) to specifically knockdown ROCK2 in neurons. Rat primary midbrain neurons (PMN) were transduced with MV expressing short-hairpin-RNA (shRNA) against ROCK2 and LIM-domain kinase 1 (LIMK1), one of the downstream targets of ROCK2. While knock-down of ROCK2 and LIMK1 both enhanced neurite regeneration in a traumatic scratch lesion model, only ROCK2-shRNA protected PMN against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) toxicity. Moreover, AAV.ROCK2-shRNA increased levels of the pro-survival markers Bcl-2 and phospho-Erk1. In vivo, AAV.ROCK2-shRNA vectors were injected into the ipsilateral SN and a unilateral 6-OHDA striatal lesion was performed. After four weeks, behavioral, immunohistochemical and biochemical alterations were investigated. Downregulation of ROCK2 protected dopaminergic neurons in the SN from 6-OHDA-induced degeneration and resulted in significantly increased TH-positive neuron numbers. This effect, however, was confined to nigral neuronal somata as striatal terminal density, dopamine and metabolite levels were not significantly preserved. Interestingly, motor behavior was improved in the ROCK2-shRNA treated animals compared to control after four weeks. Our studies thus confirm ROCK2 as a promising therapeutic target in models of PD and demonstrate that neuronspecific inhibition of ROCK2 promotes survival of lesioned dopaminergic neurons. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.nbd.2014.09.013"],["dc.identifier.gro","3141993"],["dc.identifier.isi","000346328100014"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25283984"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/3357"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.eissn","1095-953X"],["dc.relation.issn","0969-9961"],["dc.title","AAV.shRNA-mediated downregulation of ROCK2 attenuates degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in toxin-induced models of Parkinson's disease in vitro and in vivo"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2014Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","770"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","8"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","779"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","73"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, Kim-Ann"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Szegő, Éva M."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, Mathias"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, Paul"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-04-23T11:47:28Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-04-23T11:47:28Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Chronic degeneration of nigrostriatal projections, followed by nigral dopaminergic cell death, is a key feature of Parkinson disease (PD). This study examines the neuroprotective potential of the rho kinase inhibitor fasudil in the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) mouse model of PD in vivo. C57Bl/6 mice were lesioned by striatal stereotactic injections with 4 mu g of 6-OHDA and treated with fasudil 30 or 100 mg/kg body weight via drinking water. Motor behavior was tested biweekly; histologic and biochemical analyses were performed at 4 and 12 weeks after lesion. Motor behavior was severely impaired after 6-OHDA lesion and was not improved by fasudil treatment. Fasudil 100 mg/kg did not significantly increase the number of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra after 12 weeks versus lesion controls. Interestingly, however, high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of dopamine metabolites revealed that striatal levels of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid were significantly increased after 12 weeks, suggesting a regenerative response. In contrast to recent findings in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin model, fasudil effects seem limited in this severe 6-OHDA model of PD. Nevertheless, high therapeutic concentrations of fasudil are suggestive of a proregenerative potential for dopaminergic neurons, making further evaluations of rho kinase inhibition as a proregenerative therapeutic strategy in PD promising."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1097/nen.0000000000000095"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142078"],["dc.identifier.isi","000339386600004"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25003236"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/4367"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","lifescience updates Crossref Import"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.eissn","1554-6578"],["dc.relation.issn","0022-3069"],["dc.relation.issn","0022-3069"],["dc.title","Rho Kinase Inhibition by Fasudil in the Striatal 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesion Mouse Model of Parkinson Disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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