Annalisa Pinna, Wai Kin D Ko, Giulia Costa, Elisabetta Tronci, Camino Fidalgo, Nicola Simola, Qin Li, Mojgan Aghazadeh Tabrizi, Erwan Bezard, Manolo Carta, Micaela Morelli
BACKGROUND: The serotonin 5-HT1A/1B receptor agonist eltoprazine suppressed dyskinetic-like behavior in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) but simultaneously reduced levodopa (l-dopa)-induced motility. Moreover, adenosine A2A receptor antagonists, such as preladenant, significantly increased l-dopa efficacy in PD without exacerbating dyskinetic-like behavior. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether a combination of eltoprazine and preladenant may prevent or suppress l-dopa-induced dyskinesia, without impairing l-dopa's efficacy in relieving motor signs, in 2 PD models: unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated monkeys...
April 2016: Movement Disorders: Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society