Cellular models of alpha‐synuclein toxicity and aggregation

M Delenclos, JD Burgess… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Misfolding and aggregation of alpha‐synuclein (α‐synuclein) with concomitant cytotoxicity is
a hallmark of Lewy body related disorders such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy …

Cellular models to investigate biochemical pathways in Parkinson's disease

T Alberio, L Lopiano, M Fasano - The FEBS journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular models are instrumental in dissecting a complex pathological process into simpler
molecular events. Parkinson's disease is multifactorial and clinically heterogeneous; the …

[HTML][HTML] LRRK2 mutant iPSC-derived DA neurons demonstrate increased susceptibility to oxidative stress

HN Nguyen, B Byers, B Cord, A Shcheglovitov, J Byrne… - Cell stem cell, 2011 - cell.com
Studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been hindered by lack of access to affected
human dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Here, we report generation of induced pluripotent stem …

Differential expression of miR-34a, miR-141, and miR-9 in MPP+-treated differentiated PC12 cells as a model of Parkinson's disease

MR Delavar, M Baghi, Z Safaeinejad, A Kiani-Esfahani… - Gene, 2018 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition characterized by the
loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra. MPP+ as a dopaminergic neurotoxin …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-based assays for Parkinson's disease using differentiated human LUHMES cells

X Zhang, M Yin, M Zhang - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2014 - nature.com
Aim: Lund human mesencephalic (LUHMES) cells can be differentiated to post-mitotic cells
with biochemical, morphological and functional features of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons …

Cellular models as tools for the study of the role of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease

DF Lázaro, MAS Pavlou, TF Outeiro - Experimental neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases are highly debilitating conditions characterised primarily by
progressive neuronal loss and impairment of the nervous system. Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Classic and evolving animal models in Parkinson's disease

T Pingale, GL Gupta - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with motor and non-
motor symptoms. PD is characterized by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling Parkinson's disease using induced pluripotent stem cells

B Byers, H Lee, R Reijo Pera - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2012 - Springer
Our understanding of the underlying molecular mechanism of Parkinson's disease (PD) is
hampered by a lack of access to affected human dopaminergic (DA) neurons on which to …

Pharmacological modulation of HDAC1 and HDAC6 in vivo in a zebrafish model: therapeutic implications for Parkinson's disease

BR Pinho, SD Reis, P Guedes-Dias… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key epigenetic enzymes and emerging drug targets in
cancer and neurodegeneration. Pan-HDAC inhibitors provided neuroprotection in …

RA differentiation enhances dopaminergic features, changes redox parameters, and increases dopamine transporter dependency in 6-hydroxydopamine-induced …

FM Lopes, LL da Motta, MA De Bastiani… - Neurotoxicity …, 2017 - Springer
Research on Parkinson's disease (PD) and drug development is hampered by the lack of
suitable human in vitro models that simply and accurately recreate the disease conditions …