Microarray Analysis of Striatal Tissue derived RNA isolated from Chronic Levodopa (L-DOPA) treated Parkinsonian and Dyskinetic (LID) Rats as compared to Parkinsonian Disease (PD) Control Rats

We compared differential gene expression between Striatal tissue derived RNA isolated from Chronic Levodopa (L-DOPA) treated (L-Dopa methyl ester plus benserazide were given at 25 mg/kg and 6.25 mg/kg dose) - Parkinsonian and Dyskinetic Rats (LID Rats) for 8 days as compared to Parkinsonian Disease Control Rats (PD Control Rats). The hypothesis tested in the present study was that whether Inflammation has any role in Chronic Levodopa Induced Dyskinesia in Rats of Parkinson's disease model- as compared to Control Rats with Prakinson's disease by performing differential gene expression and pathway analyses. On Day 8 Post Chronic Levodopa treatment, the total RNA was extracted from striatal tissue of Chronic Levodopa (L-DOPA) treated Parkinsonian and Dyskinetic (LID) and Rats with Parkinsonian Disease (PD) Controls.