Cystamine/cysteamine rescues the dopaminergic system and shows neurorestorative properties in an animal model of Parkinson's disease

The neuroprotective properties of cystamine identified in pre-clinical studies have fast-tracked this compound to clinical trials in Huntington's disease, showing tolerability and benefits on motor symptoms. We tested whether cystamine could have such properties in a Parkinson's disease mu...

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Main Authors: G. Cisbani, J. Drouin-Ouellet, C. Gibrat, M. Saint-Pierre, M. Lagacé, S. Badrinarayanan, M.H. Lavallée-Bourget, J. Charest, A. Chabrat, L. Boivin, M. Lebel, M. Bousquet, M. Lévesque, F. Cicchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996115300152