Alpha synuclein post translational modifications: potential targets for Parkinson's disease therapy?

V Brembati, G Faustini, F Longhena… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder with motor
symptoms. The neuropathological alterations characterizing the brain of patients with PD …

Mitochondria-derived vesicles and their potential roles in kidney stone disease

S Chaiyarit, V Thongboonkerd - Journal of translational medicine, 2023 - Springer
Recent evidence has shown significant roles of mitochondria-derived vesicles (MDVs) in
mitochondrial quality control (MQC) system. Under mild stress condition, MDVs are formed …

Mitochondrial inorganic polyphosphate is required to maintain proteostasis within the organelle

RT Da Costa, P Urquiza, MM Perez, YG Du… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The existing literature points towards the presence of robust mitochondrial mechanisms
aimed at mitigating protein dyshomeostasis within the organelle. However, the precise …

Neuronal-type-specific epigenome editing to decrease SNCA expression: Implications for precision medicine in synucleinopathies

Z Sun, B Kantor, O Chiba-Falek - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2024 - cell.com
Overexpression of SNCA has been implicated in the pathogenesis of synucleinopathies,
particularly Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). While PD and …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular mechanisms of the relationship between insulin resistance and Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

VA Ruiz-Pozo, R Tamayo-Trujillo, S Cadena-Ullauri… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative condition resulting from the loss of dopaminergic
neurons. This neuronal loss leads to motor and non-motor neurological symptoms. Most PD …

α-Synuclein and biological membranes: the danger of loving too much

S Mansueto, G Fusco, A De Simone - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The aberrant aggregation of α-Synuclein (αS), a disordered protein primarily localised at the
neuronal synapses, is associated with a number of neurodegenerative disorders including …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein fine-tunes neuronal response to pro-inflammatory cytokines

V Sigutova, W Xiang, M Regensburger… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pro-inflammatory cytokines are emerging as neuroinflammatory mediators in Parkinson's
disease (PD) due to their ability to act through neuronal cytokine receptors. Critical …

Gastrointestinal dysmotility in rodent models of Parkinson's disease

C Pellegrini, RA Travagli - American Journal of Physiology …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Multiple studies describe prodromal, nonmotor dysfunctions that affect the quality of life of
patients who subsequently develop Parkinson's disease (PD). These prodromal …

Interactions of amyloidogenic proteins with mitochondrial protein import machinery in aging-related neurodegenerative diseases

AL Reed, W Mitchell, AT Alexandrescu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Most mitochondrial proteins are targeted to the organelle by N-terminal mitochondrial
targeting sequences (MTSs, or “presequences”) that are recognized by the import machinery …

Biomarkers for Managing Neurodegenerative Diseases

L Cheslow, AE Snook, SA Waldman - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of cognitive and physical disability worldwide,
affecting 15% of the global population. Due to the demographics of aging, the prevalence of …