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. The objective of this workshop was to review and discuss the debate on neurotoxicity of levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) with consideration of preclinical and clinical findings. We concluded that in particular preclinical outcomes of in vitro models of neurodegeneration describe neurotoxic effects of levodopa, whereas trials in animal models provided controversial results....
The neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) has been shown to induce parkinsonism in man and non-human primates. Hypotheses concerning the mechanism of action of MPTP have been related to the pathogenesis of nigral cell death in Parkinson's disease. For instance, alterations of calcium influxes have been reported to be implicated in both MPTP-induced parkinsonism and Parkinson's...
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