title: Striatal preprotachykinin gene expression reflects parkinsonian signs.
abstract: Striatal preprotachykinin (PPT) gene expression was measured in MPTP-treated cats when symptomatic and during various stages of recovery from parkinsonism using in situ hybridization histochemistry. Animals expressing severe (1 week post-MPTP) or moderate (3 weeks post-MPTP) parkinsonian sensorimotor deficits had significantly reduced striatal PPT mRNA expression. In contrast, fully recovered animals (6 weeks post-MPTP) had striatal PPT mRNA levels that were not significantly different from normal. Thus, PPT gene expression in the striatum appears to reflect presence or absence of sensorimotor deficits in MPTP-treated cats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust St., Rm. 521 Jefferson Alumni Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D015320:Tachykinins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015320:Tachykinins; C044206:preprotachykinin; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine