The present study has been designed to investigate the protective effect of calcium channel blockers against MPTP - induced Parkinson's disease-like symptoms in rats. The novel protocol showed that repeated bilateral infusion of MPTP into the SNpc by stereotactic surgery caused degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. Body weight and behavioral parameters (locomotor, rotarod and activity on narrow beam walk) were assessed on 14th, 21st and 28th day post-MPTP administration. Malondialdehyde, nitrite concentration, superoxide dismutase, catalase levels and Cytokines level (TNF- and...