Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration

· Possible role of intramembrane receptor-receptor interactions in memory and learning via formation of long-lived heteromeric complexes: focus on motor learning in the basal ganglia (L.F. Agnati, O. Franzen, S. Ferrè, G. Leo, R. Franco, K. Fuxe)·Self-tolerance in the immune privileged CNS: lessons from the entorhinal cortex lesion model (E. Kwidzinski, L. K. Mutlu, A. D. Kovac, J. Bunse, J. Goldmann, J. Mahlo, O. Aktas, F. Zipp, T. Kamradt, R. Nitsch, I. Bechmann)·Progressive neurodegeneration in Drosophila: a model system (J.-A. Tschäpe, A. Bettencourt da Cruz, D. Kretzschmar)·Effect of advanced glycation endproducts on cell cycle and their relevance for Alzheimer's disease (G. Münch, J. Gasic-Milenkovic, T. Arendt)·What have we learnt from cDNA microarray gene expression studies about the role of iron in MPTP induced neurodegeneration and Parkinson's disease? (M. B. H. Youdim)·Animal models of Parkinson's disease in rodents induced by toxins: an update (E. C. Hirsch, G. Höglinger, E. Rousselet, T. Breidert, K. Parain, J. Feger, M. Ruberg, A. Prigent, C. Cohen-Salmon, J.-M. Launay)·General aspects of neurodegeneration (K. A. Jellinger)·The neuromelanin of human substantia nigra: structure, synthesis and molecular behaviour (L. Zecca, F. A. Zucca, P. Costi, D. Tampellini, A. Gatti, M. Gerlach, P. Riederer, R. G. Fariello, S. Ito, M. Gallorini, D. Sulzer)·New concepts and tools in imaging for the study of neurodegenerative disease (A. J. Stoessl, C. S. Lee, R. de la Fuente-Fernandez)·Arguments for the use of dopamine receptor agonists in clinical and preclinical Parkinson's disease (M. Gerlach, K. Double, H. Reichmann, P. Riederer)·The role of acetylcholine and dopamine in dementia and psychosis in Parkinson's disease (J. L. W. Bosboom, D. Stoffers, E. Ch. Wolters)·Growth/differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), a novel member of the TGF-ß superfamily, promotes survival of lesioned mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in vivo and is induced in neurons following cortical lesioning (J. Strelau, A. Schober, A. Sullivan, L. Schilling, K. Unsicker)·Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease (H. Mochizuki, Y. Mizuno)·Stereotaxic intrastriatal implantation of human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells attached to gelatin microcarriers: a potential new cell therapy for Parkinson's disease (R. L. Watts, C. D. Raiser, N. P. Stover, M. L. Cornfeldt, A. W. Schweikert, R. C. Allen, T. Subramaniam, D. Doudet, C. R. Honey, R. A. E. Bakay)Horowski, R. is the author of 'Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration' with ISBN 9783211839089 and ISBN 3211839089.