Monday, February 27, 2012
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Parkinsons disease is loss of motility. This happens when there is not enough dopamine. There are two enzymes necessary for dopamine one is tyrosine and the other 3 enzymes that assist in forming dopamine and then there are coenzymes that help the enzymes in forming dopamine. If there is enough dopamine then dopamine receptros can be stimulated which in that case G-proteins also haveto be stimulated when that happens the symptoms may be relieved.
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This is a great definition of Parkinson's. Very concise.
ReplyDeleteOne of the treatments for Parkinson's is a drug known as L-dopa. It is, for all practical purposes, Dopamine given either orally of parenterally (by IV/IM). It works to help manage the symptoms really well, but it doesn't cure the disease.
I was taught about this disease also in biological psychology this disease involves the nigrostriatal pathway. Dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra decrease dopamine release to striatum. This disease is diagnosed in more than 50,000 Americans each year.
ReplyDeleteThere is a new clincal study in trying to treat parkinson's disease which may inclue vaccines, a gene transfer or surgery. I think that is really neat if they can do this for future treatment.
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