| Literature DB >> 12480187 |
Begoña Sanchez1, Elena Lopez-Martin, Carmen Segura, Jose L Labandeira-Garcia, Roman Perez-Fernandez.
Abstract
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been postulated as a possible candidate for therapeutic treatment in Parkinson's disease (PD). Recent in vitro data suggest that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] treatment may enhance GDNF mRNA expression. In the present study, using semiquantitative RT-PCR and Western blot, we have shown that 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) administration intraperitoneally, significantly increases GDNF mRNA and protein levels in the striatum of adult rats.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12480187 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00545-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res Mol Brain Res ISSN: 0169-328X