Advances in understanding the function of alpha-synuclein: Implications for Parkinson's disease

P Calabresi, G Di Lazzaro, G Marino, F Campanelli… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The critical role of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease represents a pivotal discovery.
Some progress has been made over recent years in identifying disease-modifying therapies …

[HTML][HTML] From zinc homeostasis to disease progression: Unveiling the neurodegenerative puzzle

YG Fan, TY Wu, LX Zhao, RJ Jia, H Ren, WJ Hou… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc is a crucial trace element in the human body, playing a role in various physiological
processes such as oxidative stress, neurotransmission, protein synthesis, and DNA repair …

β2-Microglobulin coaggregates with Aβ and contributes to amyloid pathology and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease model mice

Y Zhao, Q Zheng, Y Hong, Y Gao, J Hu, M Lang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extensive studies indicate that β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation is pivotal for Alzheimer's disease
(AD) progression; however, cumulative evidence suggests that Aβ itself is not sufficient to …

Multiancestry analysis of the HLA locus in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases uncovers a shared adaptive immune response mediated by HLA-DRB1*04 subtypes

Y Le Guen, G Luo, A Ambati… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Across multiancestry groups, we analyzed Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) associations in
over 176,000 individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Nigrostriatal tau pathology in parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease

Y Chu, WD Hirst, HJ Federoff, AS Harms, AJ Stoessl… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
While Parkinson's disease remains clinically defined by cardinal motor symptoms resulting
from nigrostriatal degeneration, it is now appreciated that the disease commonly consists of …

The yeast prion protein Sup35 initiates α-synuclein pathology in mouse models of Parkinson's disease

L Meng, C Liu, Y Li, G Chen, M Xiong, T Yu, L Pan… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the pathologic aggregation and prion-like
propagation of α-synuclein (α-syn). Emerging evidence shows that fungal infections …

27‐Hydroxycholesterol Drives the Spread of α‐Synuclein Pathology in Parkinson's Disease

L Dai, J Wang, X Zhang, M Yan, L Zhou… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The accumulation and aggregation of α‐synuclein (α‐Syn) are characteristic of
Parkinson's disease (PD). Epidemiological evidence indicates that hyperlipidemia is …

GDF1 ameliorates cognitive impairment induced by hearing loss

L Pan, C Li, L Meng, G Zhang, L Zou, Y Tian, S Chen… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Hearing loss is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer disease (AD). However, the
mechanisms of hearing loss promoting the onset of AD are poorly understood. Here we …

Distinct effects of familial Parkinson's disease-associated mutations on α-synuclein phase separation and amyloid aggregation

B Xu, F Fan, Y Liu, Y Liu, L Zhou, H Yu - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites are key pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease
(PD). Single-point mutations associated with familial PD cause α-synuclein (α-Syn) …

[HTML][HTML] ALS-linked SOD1 mutations impair mitochondrial-derived vesicle formation and accelerate aging

Y Guo, T Guan, Q Yu, N Sanghai, K Shafiq, M Li, X Jiao… - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress (OS) is regarded as the dominant theory for aging. While compelling
correlative data have been generated to support the OS theory, a direct cause-and-effect …