A functional test identifies dopamine agonists selective for D3 versus D2 receptors

F Sautel, N Griffon, D Lévesque, C Pilon… - …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
THE functional potency of a series of dopamine agonists for increasing mitogenesis, measured
by incorporation of [3 H] thymidine, was established in transfected cell lines expressing …

Differences between subacute and chronic MPTP mice models: investigation of dopaminergic neuronal degeneration and α‐synuclein inclusions

…, M Bousquet, D Lévesque… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Animal models are invaluable tools to study neurodegenerative disorders but a general
consensus on the most accurate rodent model of Parkinson’s disease has not been reached. …

Docosahexaenoic acid reduces levodopa‐induced dyskinesias in 1‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐1, 2, 3, 6‐tetrahydropyridine monkeys

…, PJ Bédard, T Di Paolo, D Lévesque - Annals of Neurology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid (omega‐3), on levodopa‐induced dyskinesias (…

Identification, characterization, and localization of the dopamine D3 receptor in rat brain using 7-[3H] hydroxy-N, N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin.

D Levesque, J Diaz, C Pilon… - Proceedings of the …, 1992 - National Acad Sciences
We have identified 7-[3H]hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin ([3H]7-OH-DPAT) as a
selective probe for the recently cloned dopamine D3 receptor and used it to assess the …

A physiological dose of estradiol with progesterone affects striatum biogenic amines

M Morissette, D Lévesque, A Bélanger… - Canadian journal of …, 1990 - cdnsciencepub.com
L'effet aigu de 1'estradiol et de la progestérone sur le métabolisme de la dopamine et de la
sérotonine au striatum de rat a été étudié. Une injection sous-cutanée d'estradiol-17β (300 ng…

Nur77 and retinoid X receptors: crucial factors in dopamine-related neuroadaptation

D Lévesque, C Rouillard - Trends in neurosciences, 2007 - cell.com
Dopaminergic systems in the brain adapt in response to various stimuli from the internal and
external world, but the mechanisms underlying this process are incompletely understood. …

Enhanced sucrose and cocaine self-administration and cue-induced drug seeking after loss of VGLUT2 in midbrain dopamine neurons in mice

…, LÉ Trudeau, K Kullander, D Lévesque… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
The mesostriatal dopamine (DA) system contributes to several aspects of responses to rewarding
substances and is implicated in conditions such as drug addiction and eating disorders…

Associative and limbic regions of monkey striatum express high levels of dopamine D3 receptors: effects of MPTP and dopamine agonist replacement therapies

…, PJ Bédard, T Di Paolo, D Lévesque - European Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The role of the dopamine D 3 receptor subtype in the central nervous system is still not well
understood. It has a distinct and restricted distribution, mostly associated with limbic …

Flexible ultrasonic transducers

…, CK Jen, D Levesque - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lévesque and L. Piché, “A robust transfer matrix formulation for the ultrasonic response of …
Daniel Lévesque was born in Quebec, Canada, on September 29, 1960. He received his BS …

The dual dopamine‐glutamate phenotype of growing mesencephalic neurons regresses in mature rat brain

…, M Riad, G Dal Bo, D Lévesque… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Coexpression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2)
mRNAs in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and colocalization of these proteins in axon …