Istradefylline to Treat Patients with Parkinson's Disease Experiencing "Off" Episodes : A Comprehensive Review

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that leads to significant morbidity and disability. PD is caused by a loss of dopaminergic, cholinergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic neurons in the central nervous system (CNS), and peripherally; the syndromic parkinsonism symptoms of movement disorder, gait disorder, rigidity and tremor are mostly driven by the loss of these neurons in the basal ganglia. Unfortunately, a significant proportion of patients taking levodopa, the standard of care treatment for PD, will begin to experience a decrease in effectiveness at varying times. These periods, referred to as "off episodes", are characterized by increased symptoms and have a detrimental effect on quality of life and disability. Istradefylline, a novel adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, is indicated as a treatment addition to levodopa/carbidopa in patients experiencing "off episodes". It promotes dopaminergic activity by antagonizing adenosine in the basal ganglia. This review will discuss istradefylline as a treatment for PD patients with off episodes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Neurology international - 12(2020), 3 vom: 08. Dez., Seite 109-129

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Berger, Amnon A [VerfasserIn]
Winnick, Ariel [VerfasserIn]
Welschmeyer, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Kaneb, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Berardino, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Cornett, Elyse M [VerfasserIn]
Kaye, Alan D [VerfasserIn]
Viswanath, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Urits, Ivan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Carbidopa
Catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT)
Journal Article
Levodopa
Neurodegenerative
Parkinsonism
Review

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Date Revised 29.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/neurolint12030017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318676982