Title : Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase modulation and Parkinson's disease.

Pub. Date : 1995

PMID : 8584678






5 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 In the striatum AAAD activity is increased by neuronal firing and diminished or enhanced by activation or blocking dopamine (DA) D1 or D2 receptors, respectively. Dopamine dopa decarboxylase Homo sapiens
2 In the striatum AAAD activity is increased by neuronal firing and diminished or enhanced by activation or blocking dopamine (DA) D1 or D2 receptors, respectively. Dopamine dopa decarboxylase Homo sapiens
3 In Parkinson"s disease AAAD is the rate-controlling enzyme for the synthesis of DA when L-DOPA is administered and any change of AAAD activity could have clinical consequences. Dopamine dopa decarboxylase Homo sapiens
4 In Parkinson"s disease AAAD is the rate-controlling enzyme for the synthesis of DA when L-DOPA is administered and any change of AAAD activity could have clinical consequences. Dopamine dopa decarboxylase Homo sapiens
5 Indeed, the "on-off phenomenon" where there are fluctuations between off-periods of marked akinesia over several hours with on-periods of improved motility may be related to oscillating or poorly modulated AAAD activity and conversion of L-DOPA to DA. Dopamine dopa decarboxylase Homo sapiens