α-Synuclein misfolding and aggregation: Implications in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mehra, S Sahay, SK Maji - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has been extensively studied for its structural and biophysical
properties owing to its pathophysiological role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Lewy bodies …

α-Synuclein pathology in Parkinson's disease and related α-synucleinopathies

MX Henderson, JQ Trojanowski, VMY Lee - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Over 20 years ago, the synaptic protein α-synuclein was identified as the primary component
of the Lewy bodies (LBs) that are a sine qua non of Parkinson's disease (PD). Since that …

Spread of α-synuclein pathology through the brain connectome is modulated by selective vulnerability and predicted by network analysis

MX Henderson, EJ Cornblath, A Darwich, B Zhang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Studies of patients afflicted by neurodegenerative diseases suggest that misfolded proteins
spread through the brain along anatomically connected networks, prompting progressive …

The roles of post-translational modifications on α-synuclein in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's diseases

J Zhang, X Li, JD Li - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. Although the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is not entirely clear, the aberrant aggregation of α …

Anthocyanins and their metabolites as therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative disease

AN Winter, PC Bickford - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are characterized by the death of neurons within specific …

Parkinson's disease is a type of amyloidosis featuring accumulation of amyloid fibrils of α-synuclein

K Araki, N Yagi, K Aoyama… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the accumulation of abnormal
protein aggregates in the brain. In Parkinson's disease (PD), α-synuclein (α-syn) forms such …

Extracellular aggregated alpha synuclein primarily triggers lysosomal dysfunction in neural cells prevented by trehalose

AC Hoffmann, G Minakaki, S Menges, R Salvi… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Cell-to-cell propagation of aggregated alpha synuclein (aSyn) has been suggested to play
an important role in the progression of alpha synucleinopathies. A critical step for the …

Depopulation of dense α-synuclein aggregates is associated with rescue of dopamine neuron dysfunction and death in a new Parkinson's disease model

M Wegrzynowicz, D Bar-On, L Calo', O Anichtchik… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the presence of α-synuclein aggregates known
as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, whose formation is linked to disease development. The …

Spreading of α-synuclein and tau: A systematic comparison of the mechanisms involved

E Vasili, A Dominguez-Meijide… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are age-associated
neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of alpha …

Awareness and current knowledge of Parkinson's disease: a neurodegenerative disorder

AU Khan, M Akram, M Daniyal… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second common progressive neurodegenerative
disease, distressing older men and is prevalent Worldwide. Objectives: This article is aimed …