Systematic comparison of the effects of alpha-synuclein mutations on its oligomerization and aggregation

DF Lázaro, EF Rodrigues, R Langohr… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Aggregation of alpha-synuclein (ASYN) in Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites is the typical
pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies …

Protective effect of curcumin against oxidative stress-induced injury in rats with Parkinson's disease through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

YL Wang, B Ju, YZ Zhang, HL Yin, YJ Liu… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2017 - karger.com
Background/Aims: The study aimed to investigate the protective effect of curcumin against
oxidative stress-induced injury of Parkinson's disease (PD) through the Wnt/β-catenin …

Uncoupling neuronal death and dysfunction in Drosophila models of neurodegenerative disease

AK Chouhan, C Guo, YC Hsieh, H Ye… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2016 - Springer
Common neurodegenerative proteinopathies, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
Parkinson's disease (PD), are characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of toxic …

Analysis of dopaminergic neuronal dysfunction in genetic and toxin‐induced models of Parkinson's disease in Drosophila

JA Navarro, S Heßner, SC Yenisetti… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Drosophila melanogaster has contributed significantly to the understanding of disease
mechanisms in Parkinson's disease (PD) as it is one of the very few PD model organisms …

Rodent models and contemporary molecular techniques: notable feats yet incomplete explanations of Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Yadav, A Dixit, S Agrawal, A Singh, G Srivastava… - Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
Rodent models and molecular tools, mainly omics and RNA interference, have been
rigorously used to decode the intangible etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease …

Parkinsonian phenotypes induced by Synphilin-1 expression are differentially contributed by serotonergic and dopaminergic circuits and suppressed by nicotine …

A Carvajal-Oliveros, C Dominguez-Baleón… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Synphilin-1 is a protein encoded by the human SNCAIP gene whose function has yet to be
fully understood. However, it has been linked to familial Parkinson's disease (PD). Synphilin …

Genetic modifiers of synucleinopathies—lessons from experimental models

RMQ Lee, TW Koh - Oxford Open Neuroscience, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract α-Synuclein is a pleiotropic protein underlying a group of progressive
neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy …

Synphilin-1 has neuroprotective effects on MPP+-induced Parkinson's disease model cells by inhibiting ROS production and apoptosis

T Shishido, Y Nagano, M Araki, T Kurashige… - Neuroscience …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Synphilin-1, a cytoplasmic protein, interacts with α-synuclein which is one of the
main constituents of Lewy bodies and plays an important role in the pathology of Parkinson's …

Nicotine suppresses Parkinson's disease like phenotypes induced by Synphilin-1 overexpression in Drosophila melanogaster by increasing tyrosine hydroxylase and …

A Carvajal-Oliveros, C Domínguez-Baleón… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
It has been observed that there is a lower Parkinson's disease (PD) incidence in tobacco
users. Nicotine is a cholinergic agonist and is the principal psychoactive compound in …

The effects of the novel A53E alpha-synuclein mutation on its oligomerization and aggregation

DF Lázaro, MC Dias, A Carija, S Navarro… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract α-synuclein (aSyn) is associated with both sporadic and familial forms of
Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after …