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Dong-Kug Choi

Researcher at Konkuk University

Publications -  195
Citations -  11563

Dong-Kug Choi is an academic researcher from Konkuk University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neuroinflammation & Microglia. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 183 publications receiving 9927 citations. Previous affiliations of Dong-Kug Choi include Kyungpook National University & Columbia University.

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Blockade of Microglial Activation Is Neuroprotective in the 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine Mouse Model of Parkinson Disease

TL;DR: It is shown that minocycline, an approved tetracycline derivative that inhibits microglial activation independently of its antimicrobial properties, mitigates both the demise of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons and the formation of nitrotyrosine produced by MPTP.
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Cyclooxygenase-2 is instrumental in Parkinson's disease neurodegeneration

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that targeting COX-2 does not protect against MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration by mitigating inflammation, and evidence is provided that COx-2 inhibition prevents the formation of the oxidant species dopamine-quinone, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of PD.
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Neuroprotective Effects of Phenylbutyrate in the N171-82Q Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

TL;DR: Results show that administration of phenylbutyrate, at doses that are well tolerated in man, exerts significant neuroprotective effects in a transgenic mouse model of HD, and therefore represents a very promising therapeutic approach for HD.
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The role of glial cells in Parkinson's disease.

TL;DR: The potential protective and deleterious effects of glial cells in the substantia nigra pars compacta of Parkinson's disease are reviewed.