β‐synuclein aggregates and induces neurodegeneration in dopaminergic neurons

G Taschenberger, J Toloe, J Tereshchenko… - Annals of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… be more on the neuritic transport capabilities of mitochondria than on their direct functional
destruction, which is supported by our finding of a more pronounced axonal degeneration in …

Subcutaneous rotenone exposure causes highly selective dopaminergic degeneration and α-synuclein aggregation

TB Sherer, JH Kim, R Betarbet, JT Greenamyre - Experimental neurology, 2003 - Elsevier
… and is preferentially accumulated in dopaminergic neurons (23). … dopaminergic degeneration
and α-synuclein aggregation and … dopaminergic degeneration and formation of α-synuclein-…

Small molecule inhibits α-synuclein aggregation, disrupts amyloid fibrils, and prevents degeneration of dopaminergic neurons

…, F Pinheiro, D González, A Carija… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
… nature of α-synuclein and its complex aggregationα-synuclein aggregation, disrupts mature
amyloid fibrils, prevents fibril propagation, and abolishes the degeneration of dopaminergic

α-Synuclein and dopamine metabolism

S Yu, K Uéda, P Chan - Molecular neurobiology, 2005 - Springer
α-Syn protofibrils and drive the neurons into a vicious cycle, which will finally result in the
selective degeneration of the dopaminergic … vicious cycle among aggregated αSyn protofibrils, …

Hsp104 antagonizes α-synuclein aggregation and reduces dopaminergic degeneration in a rat model of Parkinson disease

CL Bianco, J Shorter, E Régulier… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
α-syn misfolding and associated dopaminergic degeneration in a rat model of PD. Hsp104’s
ability to prevent and reverse pathogenic protein aggregation … protein aggregation diseases. …

Modulation of α-synuclein aggregation by dopamine: a review

SL Leong, R Cappai, KJ Barnham, CLL Pham - Neurochemical research, 2009 - Springer
… of DA and its oxidative intermediates in modulating the aggregation pathways of α-syn. …
α-syn and DA in cells and dopaminergic neurons [62]. DA induces the aggregation of both WT α-…

Relationship among α-synuclein accumulation, dopamine synthesis, and neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease substantia nigra

F Mori, M Nishie, A Kakita, M Yoshimoto… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… by progressive degeneration of pigmented … α-synuclein aggregates shows strong
cytoplasmic immunoreactivity for TH. (BD) Pigmented neurons containing α-synuclein aggregates

α-synuclein aggregation and its modulation

D Ghosh, S Mehra, S Sahay, PK Singh… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
α-Syn aggregation and actual aggregated species responsible for the degeneration of
dopaminergic … Despite the fact that α-Syn aggregation in LBs and LNs is crucial and mutations of …

The role of α-synuclein in neurodegenerative diseases

MC Bennett - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005 - Elsevier
… Various mechanisms for in vitro and in vivo α-synuclein aggregation and neurotoxicity are
… susceptible to dopamine toxicity than those overexpressing WT α-synuclein. Cytoplasmic …

Dopamine induces soluble α-synuclein oligomers and nigrostriatal degeneration

DE Mor, E Tsika, JR Mazzulli, NS Gould, H Kim… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
… Our findings also demonstrate that dopamine modifies α-synuclein aggregation in vivo,
resulting in oligomer conformations that are biochemically and structurally similar to neurotoxic …