| First Author | Peng J | Year | 2006 |
| Journal | J Neurosci | Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 45 | Pages | 11644-51 |
| PubMed ID | 17093086 | Mgi Jnum | J:114943 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3690424 | Doi | 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3447-06.2006 |
| Citation | Peng J, et al. (2006) Nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the weaver mouse is mediated via neuroinflammation and alleviated by minocycline administration. J Neurosci 26(45):11644-51 |
| abstractText | The murine mutant weaver (gene symbol, wv) mouse, which carries a mutation in the gene encoding the G-protein inwardly rectifying potassium channel Girk2, exhibits a diverse range of defects as a result of postnatal cell death in several different brain neuron subtypes. Loss of dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons in the weaver, unlike cerebellar granule neuronal loss, is via a noncaspase-mediated mechanism. Here, we present data demonstrating that degeneration of midbrain dopaminergic neurons in weaver is mediated via neuroinflammation. Furthermore, in vivo administration of the anti-inflammatory agent minocycline attenuates nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurodegeneration. This has novel implications for the use of the weaver mouse as a model for Parkinson's disease, which has been associated with increased neuroinflammation. |
