The role of inflammatory and oxidative stress mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease: focus on astrocytes

R Niranjan - Molecular neurobiology, 2014 - Springer
Neuroinflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Epidemiologic, animal, human, and therapeutic studies support the role of oxidative stress …

[HTML][HTML] Glia and alpha-synuclein in neurodegeneration: A complex interaction

D Brück, GK Wenning, N Stefanova, L Fellner - Neurobiology of disease, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synucleinopathies (ASP) comprise adult-onset, progressive neurodegenerative
disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and multiple …

Astrocyte-specific DJ-1 overexpression protects against rotenone-induced neurotoxicity in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

BR De Miranda, EM Rocha, Q Bai, A El Ayadi… - Neurobiology of …, 2018 - Elsevier
DJ-1 is a redox-sensitive protein with several putative functions important in mitochondrial
physiology, protein transcription, proteasome regulation, and chaperone activity. High levels …

[HTML][HTML] Depletion of microglia augments the dopaminergic neurotoxicity of MPTP

X Yang, H Ren, K Wood, M Li, S Qiu, FD Shi… - The FASEB …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The activation of microglia and the various substances they produce have been linked to the
pathologic development of Parkinson's disease (PD), but the precise role of microglia in PD …

DJ-1 associates with lipid rafts by palmitoylation and regulates lipid rafts-dependent endocytosis in astrocytes

KS Kim, JS Kim, JY Park, YH Suh, I Jou… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative
disease. Several genes have been associated with familial type PD, providing tremendous …

The role of glutamate and its receptors in multiple sclerosis

IR Stojanovic, M Kostic, S Ljubisavljevic - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2014 - Springer
Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system, which has a
central role in a complex communication network established between neurons, astrocytes …

Knocking out DJ-1 attenuates astrocytes neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine toxicity

N Lev, Y Barhum, T Ben-Zur, E Melamed… - Journal of Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell type in the brain. Impairment in astrocyte
functions can critically influence neuronal survival and leads to neurodegeneration …

The role of glia in alpha-synucleinopathies

L Fellner, N Stefanova - Molecular neurobiology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract α-Synuclein (AS)-positive inclusions are the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's
disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA), all …

Gastrodin ameliorates Parkinson's disease by downregulating connexin 43

Y Wang, Z Wu, X Liu, Q Fu - Molecular medicine …, 2013 - spandidos-publications.com
Gastrodin, the predominant constituent of a Chinese herbal medicine, has been utilized in
the prevention of Parkinson's disease (PD); however, its mechanism of action remains …

Etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

BR de Miranda, JT Greenamyre - 2017 - books.rsc.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder (after
Alzheimer's disease), and it is estimated that PD affects approximately 10 million individuals …