title: 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) and Parkinson's disease - opportunities for novel therapeutics to reduce the problems of levodopa therapy.
abstract: While Parkinson's disease is undoubtedly a disorder with a primary pathology of dopamine neuronal loss, that loss of dopamine and subsequent dopamine replacement therapy leads to imbalances in many non-dopaminergic transmitter systems, including 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). Recent advances in understanding the role of 5-HT in parkinsonism and the generation of side-effects of dopamine replacement therapy (e.g. wearing-off and levodopa-induced dyskinesia) have identified 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B and 5-HT2C receptors as potential therapeutic targets in Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, UK.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brotchie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009434:Neural Pathways; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D018490:Serotonin Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; C470302:HTR1B protein, human; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D018490:Serotonin Agents; D012701:Serotonin; D007980:Levodopa