Caryl E. Sortwell

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

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Caryl E. Sortwell is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caryl E. Sortwell has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 58 papers in Neurology and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Caryl E. Sortwell's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (58 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (53 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (30 papers). Caryl E. Sortwell is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (58 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (53 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (30 papers). Caryl E. Sortwell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Australia. Caryl E. Sortwell's co-authors include Timothy J. Collier, Kathy Steece‐Collier, Jack W. Lipton, Susan O. McGuire, Mark R. Pitzer, Christopher J. Kemp, Brian F. Daley, Katrina L. Paumier, Fredric P. Manfredsson and Nicole K. Polinski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Caryl E. Sortwell

103 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Intrastriatal injection of pre-formed mouse α-synuclein fibrils into rats triggers α-synuclein pathology and bilateral nigrostriatal degeneration

2015 285 citations Katrina L. Paumier, Kelvin C. Luk et al. Neurobiology of Disease profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Caryl E. Sortwell United States	35	2.2k	2.0k	1.2k	696	530	105	3.9k
Aideen M. Sullivan Ireland	33	1.5k 0.7×	965 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	622 0.9×	438 0.8×	101	3.5k
Gesine Paul Sweden	30	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	905 1.3×	515 1.0×	59	4.1k
Martin Lévesque Canada	28	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	991 0.8×	345 0.5×	246 0.5×	57	3.3k
Ruth H. Walker United States	33	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	920 1.3×	863 1.6×	140	4.2k
Penelope J. Hallett United States	36	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.7×	454 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	63	4.2k
Martin Lundblad Sweden	25	2.8k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	304 0.4×	489 0.9×	31	4.4k
M. R. Luquín Spain	38	1.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	566 0.5×	398 0.6×	369 0.7×	148	4.0k
Gary Hotton United Kingdom	14	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	669 0.5×	805 1.2×	680 1.3×	22	3.5k
Fredric P. Manfredsson United States	36	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	523 0.8×	945 1.8×	108	4.2k
Josep M. Canals Spain	36	2.7k 1.2×	904 0.4×	2.6k 2.1×	369 0.5×	446 0.8×	99	4.6k

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Collier, Timothy J., Caryl E. Sortwell, Ivette M. Sandoval, et al.. (2025). Advancing age and sex modulate antidyskinetic efficacy of striatal CaV1.3 gene therapy in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 149. 54–66.

Kemp, Christopher J., Joseph R. Patterson, Nathan C. Kuhn, et al.. (2024). Alpha-synuclein inclusion responsive microglia are resistant to CSF1R inhibition. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 108–108. 5 indexed citations

Kuhn, Nathan C., Joseph R. Patterson, S. Zimmerman, et al.. (2023). Developmental exposure to the Parkinson’s disease-associated organochlorine pesticide dieldrin alters dopamine neurotransmission in α-synuclein pre-formed fibril (PFF)-injected mice. Toxicological Sciences. 196(1). 99–111. 12 indexed citations

Sortwell, Caryl E., Mallory L. Hacker, D. Luke Fischer, et al.. (2021). BDNF rs6265 Genotype Influences Outcomes of Pharmacotherapy and Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 25(6). 846–853. 8 indexed citations

Kochmanski, Joseph, Allyson Cole-Strauss, Christopher J. Kemp, et al.. (2020). Developmental exposure to the organochlorine pesticide dieldrin causes male-specific exacerbation of α-synuclein-preformed fibril-induced toxicity and motor deficits. Neurobiology of Disease. 141. 104947–104947. 25 indexed citations

Steece‐Collier, Kathy, et al.. (2019). Genetic silencing of striatal CaV1.3 prevents and ameliorates levodopa dyskinesia. Movement Disorders. 34(5). 697–707. 25 indexed citations

Patterson, Joseph R., Nicole K. Polinski, Megan F. Duffy, et al.. (2019). Generation of Alpha-Synuclein Preformed Fibrils from Monomers and Use In Vivo. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 35 indexed citations

Duffy, Megan F., Timothy J. Collier, Joseph R. Patterson, et al.. (2018). Quality Over Quantity: Advantages of Using Alpha-Synuclein Preformed Fibril Triggered Synucleinopathy to Model Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 621–621. 35 indexed citations

Polinski, Nicole K., Fredric P. Manfredsson, Matthew J. Benskey, et al.. (2016). Impact of age and vector construct on striatal and nigral transgene expression. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 3. 16082–16082. 20 indexed citations

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Madhavan, Lalitha, Brian F. Daley, Caryl E. Sortwell, & Timothy J. Collier. (2012). Endogenous neural precursors influence grafted neural stem cells and contribute to neuroprotection in the parkinsonian rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 35(6). 883–895. 15 indexed citations

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Spieles-Engemann, Anne L., Kathy Steece‐Collier, Michael M. Behbehani, et al.. (2011). Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Increases Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Nigrostriatal System and Primary Motor Cortex. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 1(1). 123–136. 76 indexed citations

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Kordower, Jeffrey H., Hemraj B. Dodiya, Brian T. Terpstra, et al.. (2011). Transfer of host-derived alpha synuclein to grafted dopaminergic neurons in rat. Neurobiology of Disease. 43(3). 552–557. 131 indexed citations

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Lipton, Jack W., Pei Lin, Katrina L. Paumier, et al.. (2008). 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine (ecstasy) promotes the survival of fetal dopamine neurons in culture. Neuropharmacology. 55(5). 851–859. 13 indexed citations

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Sortwell, Caryl E., William J. Bowers, Scott Counts, et al.. (2006). Effects of ex vivo transduction of mesencephalic reaggregates with bcl-2 on grafted dopamine neuron survival. Brain Research. 1134(1). 33–44. 8 indexed citations

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Collier, Timothy J., Kathy Steece‐Collier, Susan O. McGuire, & Caryl E. Sortwell. (2003). Cellular Models to Study Dopaminergic Injury Responses. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 991(1). 140–151. 29 indexed citations

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Carvey, Paul M., Zao Dung Ling, Caryl E. Sortwell, et al.. (2001). A Clonal Line of Mesencephalic Progenitor Cells Converted to Dopamine Neurons by Hematopoietic Cytokines: A Source of Cells for Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease. Experimental Neurology. 171(1). 98–108. 115 indexed citations

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Kordower, Jeffrey H. & Caryl E. Sortwell. (2000). Chapter 15 Neuropathology of fetal nigra transplants for Parkinson's disease. Progress in brain research. 127. 333–344. 13 indexed citations

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Collier, Timothy J. & Caryl E. Sortwell. (1999). Therapeutic Potential of Nerve Growth Factors in Parkinson??s Disease. Drugs & Aging. 14(4). 261–287. 77 indexed citations

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Alexander, Thomas H., Caryl E. Sortwell, C. D. Sladek, R.H. Roth, & Kathy Steece‐Collier. (1997). Comparison of Neurotoxicity following Repeated Administration of L-Dopa, D-Dopa, and Dopamine to Embryonic Mesencephalic Dopamine Neurons in Cultures Derived from Fisher 344 and Sprague-Dawley Donors. Cell Transplantation. 6(3). 309–315. 18 indexed citations

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Sortwell, Caryl E. & Jacqueline Sagen. (1993). Induction of antidepressive activity by monoaminergic transplants in rat neocortex. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 46(1). 225–230. 17 indexed citations

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