Goto S, Kawarai T, Morigaki R, Okita S, Koizumi H, Nagahiro S, Munoz EL, Lee LV, Kaji R. - April 21, 2013
Neuropeptide Y is a novel bioactive substance that plays a role in the modulation of neurogenesis and neurotransmitter release, and thereby exerts a protective influence against neurodegeneration. Using a sensitive immunohistochemical method with a tyramide signal amplification protocol, we performed a post-mortem analysis to determine the striatal localization profile of neuropeptide Y in neurologically normal individuals and in patients with X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism, a major representative of the neurodegenerative diseases that primarily involve the striatum.