title: Models of Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a heterogenous disease likely to be caused by more than one specific aetiological factor. In rare familial cases of PD with similar clinical features to the idiopathic form of the disease, the underlying genetic cause has been identified. These PD-associated genes have been manipulated to create animal and cell culture models of the disease that have helped to further our understanding of the pathogenesis of PD, particularly concerning causes of the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons at the molecular level. In addition, these models will aid the future development of rational therapeutic strategies. This study briefly reviews toxin-induced models and the genetics of PD. It focuses on recently developed animal models of PD, as well as in vitro approaches to model the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orth
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Tabrizi
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000633:toxicity; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012402:Rotenone / Q000633:toxicity; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects; D051843:Synucleins
chemical_list: D015259:Dopamine Agents; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D051843:Synucleins; D012402:Rotenone; D016627:Oxidopamine; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine