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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Dopamine and serotonin metabolism in the striatum of the chronic parkinson's disease mouse model

Rudenok MM1 , Semenova EI1 , Rybolovlev IN1 , Partevian SA1 , Lukashevich MV1 , Abaimov DA2 , Slominsky PA1 , Shadrina MI1 , Alieva AKh1
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1 National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia

2 Russian Сenter of Neurology and Neurosciences, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Anelya Kh. Alieva
pl. Academika Kurchatova, 2, str. 1, 123182, Moscow, Russia; ur.xednay@gmi.ha-aveila

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Funding: the study was conducted within the framework of performing the state task for the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" (topic 5F.5.9).

Author contribution: Rudenok MM — modeling, material collection, experimental data analysis, manuscript writing; Semenova EI, Rybolovlev IN, Partevian SA, Lukashevich MV — modeling, material collection; Abaimov DA — metabolite analysis, data acquisition; Slominsky PA, Shadrina MI, Alieva AKh — experimental concept, experimental data analysis, manuscript writing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" (protocol No. 1 dated January 16, 2024) was strictly compliant with the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines and 3R (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) principles.

Received: 2026-07-30 Accepted: 2026-09-07 Published online: 2026-09-16
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Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the chronic PD model protocol
Fig. 2. Dynamic changes in the DA turnover compared to the control, %. The DA level and its metabolic coefficients in the control were taken as 100%
Table 1. Changes in the levels of DA, 5-HT and their metabolites in the striatum of mice with the chronic PD model
Note: * — average fold change of the indicator; * * — standard deviation. Significant results are highlighted in bold and # , p < 0.05.
Table 2. Dopamine and serotonin turnover in the striatum of mice with the chronic MPTP/probenecid — induced PD model, %
Note: * — Metabolic coefficients in the control were taken as 100%.