α‐synuclein oligomers and fibrils: a spectrum of species, a spectrum of toxicities

P Alam, L Bousset, R Melki… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This review article provides an overview of the different species that α‐synuclein aggregates
can populate. It also attempts to reconcile conflicting views regarding the cytotoxic roles of …

Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and the brain: a review of the independent and shared effects of EPA, DPA and DHA

SC Dyall - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) exhibit neuroprotective properties and
represent a potential treatment for a variety of neurodegenerative and neurological …

Dysregulated lipid metabolism and its role in α-synucleinopathy in Parkinson's disease

I Alecu, SAL Bennett - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, the main
pathological hallmark of which is the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) and the formation …

[HTML][HTML] How specific are the conformation-specific α-synuclein antibodies? Characterization and validation of 16 α-synuclein conformation-specific antibodies using …

ST Kumar, S Jagannath, C Francois… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that alpha-synuclein (α-syn) oligomers are obligate
intermediates in the pathway involved in α-syn fibrillization and Lewy body (LB) formation …

The role of lipids in Parkinson's disease

H Xicoy, B Wieringa, GJM Martens - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive
loss of dopaminergic neurons from the nigrostriatal pathway, formation of Lewy bodies, and …

Blunting neuroinflammation with resolvin D1 prevents early pathology in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

P Krashia, A Cordella, A Nobili, L La Barbera… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Neuroinflammation is one of the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) and may contribute
to midbrain dopamine (DA) neuron degeneration. Recent studies link chronic inflammation …

The role of lipids interacting with α-synuclein in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

C Galvagnion - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Abstract α-synuclein is a small protein abundantly expressed in the brain and mainly located
in synaptic terminals. The conversion of α-synuclein into oligomers and fibrils is the hallmark …

Soluble, prefibrillar α-synuclein oligomers promote complex I-dependent, Ca2+-induced mitochondrial dysfunction

ES Luth, IG Stavrovskaya, T Bartels, BS Kristal… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
α-Synuclein (αSyn) aggregation and mitochondrial dysfunction both contribute to the
pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). Although recent studies have suggested that …

[HTML][HTML] Hierarchical chemical determination of amyloid polymorphs in neurodegenerative disease

D Li, C Liu - Nature chemical biology, 2021 - nature.com
Amyloid aggregation, which disrupts protein homeostasis, is a common pathological event
occurring in human neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). Numerous evidences have shown …

[HTML][HTML] Folding and misfolding of alpha-synuclein on membranes

I Dikiy, D Eliezer - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2012 - Elsevier
The protein alpha-synuclein is considered to play a major role in the etiology of Parkinson's
disease. Because it is found in a classic amyloid fibril form within the characteristic intra …