Azzouz, Mimoun

Multicistronic lentiviral vector-mediated striatal gene transfer of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, and GTP cyclohydrolase I induces sustained transgene expression, dopamine production, and functional improvement in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. [electronic resource] - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Dec 2002 - 10302-12 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1529-2401


Animals
Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases--administration & dosage
Catecholamines--metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Corpus Striatum--drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Dopamine--biosynthesis
GTP Cyclohydrolase--administration & dosage
Gene Expression--drug effects
Gene Transfer Techniques
Genes--genetics
Genetic Therapy--methods
Genetic Vectors--administration & dosage
Humans
Kidney--cytology
Lentivirus--genetics
Male
Neurons--cytology
Oxidopamine
Parkinsonian Disorders--chemically induced
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Recovery of Function--drug effects
Transgenes
Treatment Outcome
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase--administration & dosage