title: Excessive dopamine neuron loss in progressive supranuclear palsy.
abstract: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and Parkinson's disease (PD) differ in their response to dopaminergic replacement therapies, despite having a similar degree of neuronal degeneration in the dopaminergic substantia nigra. We observed more widespread dopamine neuron loss in the extranigral A10 midbrain cell groups in PSP compared with PD. These cell groups innervate subcortical and cortical regions and may be required for adequate response to levodopa therapy.
authors.affiliation: Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Randwick, Australia.
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karaconji
authors.forename: Craig D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hardman
authors.forename: Glenda M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Halliday
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D004298:Dopamine / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D007980:Levodopa; D004298:Dopamine