Nicotine suppresses Parkinson’s disease like phenotypes induced by Synphilin-1 overexpression in Drosophila melanogaster by increasing tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine levels

Abstract It has been observed that there is a lower Parkinson’s disease (PD) incidence in tobacco users. Nicotine is a cholinergic agonist and is the principal psychoactive compound in tobacco linked to cigarette addiction. Different studies have shown that nicotine has beneficial effects on sporadi...

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Main Authors: Angel Carvajal-Oliveros, Carmen Domínguez-Baleón, Rafaella V. Zárate, Jorge M. Campusano, Verónica Narváez-Padilla, Enrique Reynaud
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2a4fbd441f2c45dd98e95e3ab2c8c088
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