Role of neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration development

W Zhang, D Xiao, Q Mao, H Xia - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Studies in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and so on, have suggested that …

Alpha synuclein: neurodegeneration and inflammation

G Forloni - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alpha-Synuclein (α-Syn) is one of the most important molecules involved in the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and related disorders, synucleinopathies, but also in …

Dynamic physiological α-synuclein S129 phosphorylation is driven by neuronal activity

N Ramalingam, SX Jin, TE Moors… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
In Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies, the elevation of α-synuclein
phosphorylated at Serine129 (pS129) is a widely cited marker of pathology. However, the …

Multiancestry analysis of the HLA locus in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases uncovers a shared adaptive immune response mediated by HLA-DRB1*04 subtypes

Y Le Guen, G Luo, A Ambati… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Across multiancestry groups, we analyzed Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) associations in
over 176,000 individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Serine-129 phosphorylation of α-synuclein is an activity-dependent trigger for physiologic protein-protein interactions and synaptic function

LA Parra-Rivas, K Madhivanan, BD Aulston, L Wang… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Phosphorylation of α-synuclein at the serine-129 site (α-syn Ser129P) is an established
pathologic hallmark of synucleinopathies and a therapeutic target. In physiologic states, only …

One-step nanoscale expansion microscopy reveals individual protein shapes

AH Shaib, AA Chouaib, R Chowdhury, J Altendorf… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The attainable resolution of fluorescence microscopy has reached the subnanometer range,
but this technique still fails to image the morphology of single proteins or small molecular …

α-Synuclein pathology disrupts mitochondrial function in dopaminergic and cholinergic neurons at-risk in Parkinson's disease

FF Geibl, MT Henrich, Z Xie, E Zampese… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Background Pathological accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein (aSYN) is a common
feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the mechanisms by which intracellular aSYN …

Are therapies that target α-synuclein effective at halting Parkinson's disease progression? A systematic review

AT Rodger, M ALNasser, WG Carter - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are currently no pharmacological treatments available that completely halt or reverse
the progression of Parkinson's Disease (PD). Hence, there is an unmet need for …

Pathogenesis of α-Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease: From a Neuron-Glia Crosstalk Perspective

S Yi, L Wang, H Wang, MS Ho, S Zhang - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The classical
behavioral defects of PD patients involve motor symptoms such as bradykinesia, tremor, and …

Alpha‐synuclein‐associated changes in PINK1‐PRKN‐mediated mitophagy are disease context dependent

X Hou, THY Chen, S Koga, JM Bredenberg… - Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alpha‐synuclein (αsyn) aggregates are pathological features of several neurodegenerative
conditions including Parkinson disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple …