[HTML][HTML] TLR2 and TLR4 in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis: The environment takes a toll on the gut

AM Gorecki, CC Anyaegbu, RS Anderton - Translational …, 2021 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incurable, devastating disorder that is characterized by
pathological protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra. In recent …

[HTML][HTML] The prion-like spreading of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease: update on models and hypotheses

A Jan, NP Gonçalves, CB Vaegter, PH Jensen… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pathological aggregation of the presynaptic protein α-synuclein (α-syn) and propagation
through synaptically coupled neuroanatomical tracts is increasingly thought to underlie the …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models of brain-first and body-first Parkinson's disease

N Van Den Berge, A Ulusoy - Neurobiology of disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Alpha-synuclein aggregates are the hallmark pathology of Parkinson's disease, which can
propagate in a stereotypical pattern along the brain-body axis. Parkinson's disease patients …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring α-synuclein aggregation

J Estaun-Panzano, ML Arotcarena, E Bezard - Neurobiology of disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB),
and multiple system atrophy (MSA), are characterized by the misfolding and subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptomics reveals molecular dysfunction associated with cortical Lewy pathology

TM Goralski, L Meyerdirk, L Breton, L Brasseur… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A key hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is Lewy pathology. Composed of α-synuclein,
Lewy pathology is found both in dopaminergic neurons that modulate motor function, and …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular alpha-synuclein: mechanisms for glial cell internalization and activation

C Chavarría, R Ivagnes, JM Souza - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is a small protein composed of 140 amino acids and belongs to the
group of intrinsically disordered proteins. It is a soluble protein that is highly expressed in …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical Lewy body injections induce long-distance pathogenic alterations in the non-human primate brain

M Teil, S Dovero, M Bourdenx, ML Arotcarena… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
Aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) is the cornerstone of neurodegenerative diseases termed
synucleinopathies, which include Parkinson's Disease (PD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies …

[HTML][HTML] Intercellular transmission of pathogenic proteins in ALS: Exploring the pathogenic wave

FJ Arnold, AD Nguyen, RS Bedlack, CL Bennett… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), disease symptoms and pathology
typically spread in a predictable spatiotemporal pattern beginning at a focal site of onset and …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the interactions between alpha-synuclein and Tau in vitro and in vivo using bimolecular fluorescence complementation

L Torres-Garcia, JM P. Domingues, E Brandi… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are characterized by pathological
accumulation and aggregation of different amyloidogenic proteins, α-synuclein (aSyn) in PD …

[HTML][HTML] Novel approaches used to examine and control neurogenesis in Parkinson′ s disease

AB Salmina, MR Kapkaeva, AS Vetchinova… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurogenesis is a key mechanism of brain development and plasticity, which is impaired in
chronic neurodegeneration, including Parkinson's disease. The accumulation of aberrant α …