Animal models of Parkinson's disease: bridging the gap between disease hallmarks and research questions

A Dovonou, C Bolduc, V Soto Linan, C Gora… - Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
motor and non-motor symptoms. More than 200 years after its first clinical description, PD …

Detection and modulation of neurodegenerative processes using graphene-based nanomaterials: Nanoarchitectonics and applications

P Tiwari, S Tiwari - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) are caused by progressive loss of functional neurons
following the aggregation and fibrillation of proteins in the central nervous system. The …

Neuroprotective effects of cannabidiol on dopaminergic neurodegeneration and α-synuclein accumulation in C. elegans models of Parkinson's disease

F Muhammad, Y Liu, N Wang, L Zhao, Y Zhou, H Yang… - Neurotoxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the
central nervous system (CNS) in the elderly, causing motor impediments and cognitive …

Aggregation of alpha-synuclein disrupts mitochondrial metabolism and induce mitophagy via cardiolipin externalization

O Lurette, R Martín-Jiménez, M Khan, R Sheta… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Accumulation of α-synuclein aggregates in the substantia nigra pars compacta is central in
the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, leading to the degeneration of dopaminergic …

Non-invasive systemic viral delivery of human alpha-synuclein mimics selective and progressive neuropathology of Parkinson's disease in rodent brains

M Bérard, L Martínez-Drudis, R Sheta… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) aggregation into proteinaceous intraneuronal
inclusions, called Lewy bodies (LBs), is the neuropathological hallmark of Parkinson's …

Update on Therapeutic potential of emerging nanoformulations of phytocompounds in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

N Kanojia, K Thapa, G Kaur, A Sharma, V Puri… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) has increased recently, with
Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) being the two utmost prevalent …

Intracellular tau fragment droplets serve as seeds for tau fibrils

Y Soeda, H Yoshimura, H Bannai, R Koike, I Shiiba… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Intracellular tau aggregation requires a local protein concentration increase, referred to as
droplets. However, the cellular mechanism remains insufficiently understood. We expressed …

Nicotine-mediated therapy for Parkinson's disease in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans model

I Ullah, L Zhao, S Uddin, Y Zhou, X Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease resultant in the degeneration of Dopaminergic neurons and
accumulation of α-synuclein in the substantia nigra pars compacta. The synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized protocol for the generation of functional human induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-derived dopaminergic neurons

R Sheta, M Teixeira, W Idi, A Oueslati - STAR protocols, 2023 - Elsevier
Generation of functional human dopaminergic (DA) neurons from human induced
pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) is a crucial tool for modeling dopamine-related human …

C9orf72 poly-PR forms anisotropic condensates causative of nuclear TDP-43 pathology

RE Hodgson, JA Rayment, WP Huang, AS Avila… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Proteinaceous inclusions formed by C9orf72-derived dipeptide-repeat (DPR) proteins are a
histopathological hallmark in∼ 50% of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal …