Dopamine induces soluble α-synuclein oligomers and nigrostriatal degeneration

DE Mor, E Tsika, JR Mazzulli, NS Gould, H Kim… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is defined by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia
nigra and the formation of Lewy body inclusions containing aggregated α-synuclein. Efforts …

α-Synuclein is phosphorylated in synucleinopathy lesions

H Fujiwara, M Hasegawa, N Dohmae… - Nature cell …, 2002 - nature.com
The deposition of the abundant presynaptic brain protein α-synuclein as fibrillary aggregates
in neurons or glial cells is a hallmark lesion in a subset of neurodegenerative disorders …

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: possible routes by which vulnerable neuronal types may be subject to neuroinvasion by an unknown pathogen

H Braak, U Rüb, WP Gai, K Del Tredici - Journal of neural transmission, 2003 - Springer
The progressive, neurodegenerative process underlying idiopathic Parkinson's disease is
associated with the formation of proteinaceous inclusion bodies that involve a few …

[HTML][HTML] Reversible conformational conversion of α-synuclein into toxic assemblies by glucosylceramide

F Zunke, AC Moise, NR Belur, E Gelyana, I Stojkovska… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Summary α-Synuclein (α-syn) aggregation is a key event in Parkinson's disease (PD).
Mutations in glycosphingolipid (GSL)-degrading glucocerebrosidase are risk factors for PD …

[HTML][HTML] The synaptic pathology of α-synuclein aggregation in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia

WJ Schulz-Schaeffer - Acta neuropathologica, 2010 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are usually associated with
loss of dopaminergic neurons. Loss of substantia nigra neurons and presence of Lewy body …

A Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease

MB Feany, WW Bender - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by loss of
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, formation of filamentous intraneuronal …

Accelerated in vitro fibril formation by a mutant α-synuclein linked to early-onset Parkinson disease

KA Conway, JD Harper, PT Lansbury - Nature medicine, 1998 - nature.com
Two mutations in the gene encoding α-synuclein have been linked to early-onset
Parkinson's disease 1, 2, 3 (PD). α-Synuclein is a component of Lewy bodies, the fibrous …

Interleukin-1 polymorphisms associated with increased risk of gastric cancer

EM El-Omar, M Carrington, WH Chow, KEL McColl… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with a variety of clinical outcomes including
gastric cancer and duodenal ulcer disease. The reasons for this variation are not clear, but …

Alpha-synuclein and neurodegenerative diseases

M Goedert - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2001 - nature.com
In recent years, two developments have imparted a new direction to research on the
aetiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. First, the discovery that a missense …

The contribution of alpha synuclein to neuronal survival and function–Implications for Parkinson's disease

MJ Benskey, RG Perez… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of alpha synuclein (α‐syn) is a neuropathological feature that defines a
spectrum of disorders collectively termed synucleinopathies, and of these, Parkinson's …