I know I didn't add it to the contest, but check out AMBS!
MANF and GDNF were delivered directly into the substantia nigra of separate groups of rats 2 weeks following the administration of the 6-OHDA, in order to mimic as closely as possible in rats the treatment setting in humans where treatment would be administered after an extended timeframe following the initiation of dopaminergic nerve terminal retraction, each at the optimal dosing level of 10 micrograms. Four weeks following MANF treatment into the substantia nigra, behavioural deficits were reduced by ~43%, and six weeks following MANF treatment, behavioural deficits were reduced by ~53%; four weeks following GDNF treatment into the substantia nigra, behavioural deficits were reduced by ~16%, and six weeks following GDNF treatment, behavioural deficits actually increased by ~20%.
