Lalitha Madhavan

5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor activation protects against N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced apoptotic cell death in striatal and mesencephalic cultures.

Grafted neural stem cells shield the host environment from oxidative stress.

Increased "vigilance" of antioxidant mechanisms in neural stem cells potentiates their capability to resist oxidative stress.

Neural stem/progenitor cells initiate the formation of cellular networks that provide neuroprotection by growth factor-modulated antioxidant expression.

Transplantation of subventricular zone neural precursors induces an endogenous precursor cell response in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

A synergistic approach for neural repair: cell transplantation and induction of endogenous precursor cell activity.

Transfer of host-derived α synuclein to grafted dopaminergic neurons in rat.

Striatal Pleiotrophin Overexpression Provides Functional and Morphological Neuroprotection in the 6-Hydroxydopamine Model.

Endogenous neural precursors influence grafted neural stem cells and contribute to neuroprotection in the parkinsonian rat.

Tricyclic antidepressants delay the need for dopaminergic therapy in early Parkinson's disease.

Chronic amitriptyline treatment attenuates nigrostriatal degeneration and significantly alters trophic support in a rat model of parkinsonism.

Tricyclic antidepressant treatment evokes regional changes in neurotrophic factors over time within the intact and degenerating nigrostriatal system.

Systemic human CD34(+) cells populate the brain and activate host mechanisms to counteract nigrostriatal degeneration.

Sonic Hedgehog Controls the Phenotypic Fate and Therapeutic Efficacy of Grafted Neural Precursor Cells in a Model of Nigrostriatal Neurodegeneration.

Redox-based regulation of neural stem cell function and Nrf2.

Reduced Nrf2 expression mediates the decline in neural stem cell function during a critical middle-age period.

Effects of the iron oxide nanoparticle Molday ION Rhodamine B on the viability and regenerative function of neural stem cells: relevance to clinical translation.