Apomorphine can sustain the long-duration response to L-DOPA in fluctuating PD

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作者
Nutt, JG
Carter, JH
机构
[1] Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Portland, OR 97201 USA
[2] Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, Portland, OR 97201 USA
[3] Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Sch Nursing, Portland, OR 97201 USA
关键词
long-duration response; short-duration response; levodopa; apomorphine;
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10.1212/WNL.54.1.247
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The authors investigated the ability of daytime infusions of apomorphine, a D-1 and D-2 dopamine agonist, to sustain the long duration response (LDR) in seven subjects with fluctuating PD in whom L-DOPA was discontinued for 3 days. Apomorphine maintained the LDR to the extent that it kept the subjects "on" during the day. This observation suggests that the LDR can be a postsynaptic effect, independent of dopamine storage.
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