Study Advances New PD Therapy

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• PD stands for 'Parkinson's Disease'
  • A chronic and progressive movement disorder
• Dopaminergic neurons, key to emotional response and movement
• Study, regrowth of adult mammal dopaminergic neurons, possible;
  • Neurons loss linked to PD motor dysfunctions
• Researchers developed approach to:
  • Track genetically, dopaminergic neurons from stem cells
• Side Note: Inflammation possibly inhibits regeneration of neurons
• Significance of the research:
  • Considerable advancement in adult DA neurogenesis
  • Improve in vitro and in vivo modeling
  • Help develop PD therapeutic interventions
• Published in the journal Neuroscience Letters