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. 2022 Jan 9;17:2. doi: 10.1186/s13024-021-00504-w

Table 1.

Summary of Findings

Disease Model How comprehensive is the body of sleep/circadian research in this model? Does this model reflect human PD-related circadian rhythm changes? Does this model reflect human PD-related sleep dysfunction? References
6-OHDA *** ++ +++ [1836]
MPTP *** -- --- [3746]
Rotenone ** + + [4753]
α-Synuclein Transgenic ** ++ +++ [5459]
LRRK-G2019S Transgenic * N/A + [60]
VMAT2-deficient * - -- [61, 62]
MitoPark * +++ +++ [63, 64]
Cycad * + N/A [65]
Paraquat/Maneb N/A N/A N/A ––––
PFF N/A N/A N/A ––––
Other Transgenic models (i.e. DJ-1, PINK) N/A N/A N/A ––––

Table 1: Evidence is indicated by – and +, with --- being compelling evidence for a lack of a PD-like phenotype, +++ being compelling evidence of a PD-like phenotype, comprehensiveness of the body of research indicated by asterisks, where *** is very comprehensive, ** requires further studies to corroborate and further confirm, * a very limited number of studies have been relied upon to arrive at the particular conclusion, N/A where no studies have been performed