By J. Vigo. Marymount College.
Reports in the literature have implicated either alternative RNA splicing (generating different isoforms) or missense mutations as mechanisms underlying many of the tauopathies purchase pristiq 100 mg free shipping. Therefore purchase pristiq 50 mg on-line, transgenic mice have been generated that overexpress specific splice variants or missense mutations of tau (110). One such transgenic line has been developed to overexpress the shortest human tau isoform (111). These mice showed progressive motor weakness, intraneuronal and intra-axonal inclusions (detectable by 1-month postnatal), and reduced axonal transport. Fibrillary tau inclusions developed in the neocortical neurons after 18 months of age implicating age-specific processes in the pathogenesis of fibrous tau inclusions. An interesting tau transgenic line has been developed in Drosophila melanogaster, where expression of a tau missense mutation showed no evidence of large filamentous aggregates (neurofibrillary tangles). However, aged flies showed evidence of vacuolization and degeneration of cortical neurons (112). These observations suggest that tau-mediated neurodegeneration is age-dependent and may take place independent of protein aggregation. CONCLUSIONS Our understanding of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders has been advanced through animal models using surgical, pharmacological, and neurotoxicant manipulation. The nonhuman primate, rodent, cat, and pig models have contributed to the development of symptomatic (dopamine modulation), neuroprotective (antioxidants, free-radical scavengers), and restorative (growth factors, transplantation) therapies. In addition, these animal models have furthered our understanding of motor complications (wearing off and dyskinesia), neuronal cell death, and neuroplasticity of the basal ganglia. Future direction in PD research is through the continued development of animal models with altered genes and proteins of interest. In conjunction with existing models, these genetic-based models may lead to the eventual cure of PD and related disorders. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to thank our colleagues at the University of Southern California for their support. Thank you to Beth Fisher, Mickie Welsh, Tom McNeill, and Mark Lew for their suggestions. Studies in our laboratory were made possible through the generous support of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, The Baxter Foundation, The Zumberge Foundation, The Lisette and Norman Ackerberg Foundation, friends of the USC Parkinson’s Disease Research Group, and NINDS Grant RO1 NS44327-01 (to MWJ).
The issue of malingering and compensible litigation is also often proposed as a mechanism for symptom prolongation pristiq 100 mg overnight delivery. Whether this relates to different impact forces as compared to motor vehicle crash studies remains speculative discount 50mg pristiq free shipping. Whether this may be mediated through alterations in neurotransmitter function rather than structural neuronal damage is unknown. The risk of repeat concussions in sport It has become a widely held belief that having sustained a concussive injury, that one is then more prone to future concussive injury. The evidence for this contention is limited at best. In a widely quoted study by Gerberich et al that involved self reported questionnaires relating the prior history of head injury in high school gridiron footballers, an increased risk of subsequent concussions was reported in players with a past history of concussion. Not least is the fact that the authors included cases of catastrophic brain injury. Furthermore, the reliability of a self diagnosis of concussion is questionable given that only 33% of those with loss of consciousness and 12% of those with other symptoms were medically assessed. The majority of the diagnoses of “concussion” were made by the coach, other team mates or by the players themselves. It would seem obvious that in any collision sport the risk of concussion is directly proportional to the amount of time playing the sport. In other words, the more games played the more chance of an injury occurring. Therefore the likelihood of repeat injury may simply reflect the level of exposure to injury risk. Similar criticisms can also be levelled at another retrospective study where it was reported that once an initial concussion was sustained, the probability of incurring a second concussion greatly increases. Apart from boxing related head injuries, the most widely cited studies of the cumulative effects of concussion have studied patients with injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents that were severe enough to warrant presentation to hospital. Generally, concussive injuries suffered in collision sports such as football involve lesser degrees of acceleration-deceleration forces than experienced in motor vehicle accidents.
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