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One such mechanism may exist in the striatum as an upregulated population of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunoreactive neurons that appear after 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetra-hydropyridine (MPTP) lesions in nonhuman primates as well as in humans with PD. An intriguing possibility is that these endogenous neurons reflect a compensatory mechanism to mitigate the loss of striatal DA due to progressive destruction of the nigrostriatal pathway. The possibility of enhancing the number and function of this population is attractive; however, it is crucial to gain further information about these cells in order to comprehend more fully their possible therapeutic potential. The current research was designed to investigate the fate of this endogenous population in African green monkeys rendered parkinsonian by MPTP lesions. Specifically, we assessed changes in the numbers of striatal neurons expressing TH at differing stages of the toxin-induced behavioral disability and discovered a close relationship with symptom severity and striatal DA neuron numbers. Increased numbers of striatal TH-positive neurons were associated with MPTP treatment that produced parkinsonian symptoms compared to numbers of these neurons in MPTP-treated asymptomatic animals and untreated controls. Expression of striatal DA neurons peaked at the manifestation of symptoms in mild\/moderate animals and remained stable in animals that were severely parkinsonian. Furthermore, in severely debilitated animals that improved after fetal dopaminergic grafts, we discovered a return to control levels of the endogenous population. 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