The Role of Cholesterol in α‐Synuclein and Lewy Body Pathology in GBA1 Parkinson's Disease

P García‐Sanz, J MFG Aerts… - Movement Disorders, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease where dopaminergic
neurons in the substantia nigra are lost, resulting in a decrease in striatal dopamine and …

The cell biology of Parkinson's disease

N Panicker, P Ge, VL Dawson, TM Dawson - Journal of Cell Biology, 2021 - rupress.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the
death of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Our understanding of PD …

Lipid metabolism influence on neurodegenerative disease progression: is the vehicle as important as the cargo?

RE Estes, B Lin, A Khera, MY Davis - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by abnormal protein aggregates,
including the two most common neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer's disease (AD) and …

Autophagy lysosomal pathway dysfunction in Parkinson's disease; evidence from human genetics

K Senkevich, Z Gan-Or - Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, multiple lines of evidence from human genetic and molecular studies have
highlighted the importance of the autophagy lysosomal pathway (ALP) in Parkinson's …

Lysosome and Inflammatory Defects in GBA1‐Mutant Astrocytes Are Normalized by LRRK2 Inhibition

A Sanyal, MP DeAndrade, HS Novis, S Lin… - Movement …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Autosomal recessive mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene, Beta‐
glucocerebrosidase 1 (GBA1), cause the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher's disease …

Glucosylsphingosine (Lyso-Gb1) as a reliable biomarker in Gaucher disease: a narrative review

G Giuffrida, U Markovic, A Condorelli… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2023 - Springer
Background Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare, inherited, autosomal recessive disorder
caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, acid β-glucosidase. Its diagnosis is …

[HTML][HTML] Glycosphingolipids and lysosomal storage disorders as illustrated by gaucher disease

JMFG Aerts, CL Kuo, LT Lelieveld, DEC Boer… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Glycosphingolipids are important building blocks of the outer leaflet of the cell membrane.
They are continuously recycled, involving fragmentation inside lysosomes by glycosidases …

Animal model for prodromal Parkinson's disease

T Taguchi, M Ikuno, H Yamakado… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the
substantia nigra and subsequent motor symptoms, but various non-motor symptoms (NMS) …

Lipids, lysosomes and mitochondria: insights into Lewy body formation from rare monogenic disorders

D Erskine, D Koss, VI Korolchuk, TF Outeiro… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Accumulation of the protein α-synuclein into insoluble intracellular deposits termed Lewy
bodies (LBs) is the characteristic neuropathological feature of LB diseases, such as …

GBA1-associated parkinsonism: new insights and therapeutic opportunities

E Ryan, G Seehra, P Sharma… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
As our understanding of GBA1-associated Parkinson disease increases, new treatment
opportunities emerge. MicroRNA profiles are providing examples of both up-regulated and …