Paradoxical facilitation after depotentiation protocol can precede dyskinesia onset in early Parkinson’s disease

Angel Lago-Rodriguez, Viviana Ponzo, Ned Jenkinson, Sonia Benitez-Rivero, Miguel Fernandez Del-Olmo, Michele Hu, Giacomo Koch, Binith Cheeran*

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Abstract

Loss of dopamine, a key modulator of synaptic signalling, and subsequent pulsatile non-physiological levodopa replacement is believed to underlie altered neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Animal models suggest that maladaptive plasticity (e.g. deficient depotentiation at corticostriatal synapses) is key in the development of levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID), a common complication following levodopa replacement in PD. Human studies using transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols have shown similar depotentiation deficit in patients with LID. We hypothesized that subtle depotentiation deficits should precede LID if these deficits are mechanistically linked to LID onset. Moreover, patients on pulsatile levodopa-based therapy may show these changes earlier than those treated with levodopa-sparing strategies. We recruited 22 early non-dyskinetic PD patients (

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalExperimental Brain Research
Early online date26 Aug 2016
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 26 Aug 2016

Keywords

  • Depotentiation
  • Levodopa-induced dyskinesia
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Potentiation
  • Synaptic plasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)

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