Active and inactive L-prolyl-L-leucyl glycinamide synthetic analogs in rat models of levodopa-treated Parkinson's disease

Todd C. Case, Stuart R. Snider, Victor J. Hruby, Todd Rockway

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Abstract

The tripeptide, L-prolyl-L-leucyl-glycinamide (PLG) has been shown to facilitate dopaminergic mechanisms in the brain. In the present study, we evaluated the interaction of PLG and its synthetic analogs with levodopa in two animal models of Parkinson's disease. In one experiment using rats with chronic unilateral lesions of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway, PLG and Z-PLG potentiated the contraversive rotation elicited by levodopa with carbidopa (L/C). In a second experiment using reserpinized rats, PLG, Z-PLG and cyclo-LG potentiated L/C reversal of hypokinesia. Further studies of the PLG analogs, Z-PLG and cyclo-LG as adjunctive drugs with levodopa in the treatment of parkinsonism are warranted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2531-2537
Number of pages7
JournalLife Sciences
Volume36
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)

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