Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson's disease

LMA Oliveira, T Gasser, R Edwards… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
With the advent of the genetic era in Parkinson's disease (PD) research in 1997, α-synuclein
was identified as an important player in a complex neurodegenerative disease that affects> …

Alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinct aging-
independent loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region …

α-Synuclein phosphorylation at serine 129 occurs after initial protein deposition and inhibits seeded fibril formation and toxicity

SS Ghanem, NK Majbour, NN Vaikath… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
α-Synuclein (α-syn) phosphorylation at serine 129 (pS129–α-syn) is substantially increased
in Lewy body disease, such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies …

α‐synuclein suppresses microglial autophagy and promotes neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

HY Tu, BS Yuan, XO Hou, XJ Zhang, CS Pei, YT Ma… - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The cell‐to‐cell transfer of α‐synuclein (α‐Syn) greatly contributes to Parkinson's disease
(PD) pathogenesis and underlies the spread of α‐Syn pathology. During this process …

[HTML][HTML] How specific are the conformation-specific α-synuclein antibodies? Characterization and validation of 16 α-synuclein conformation-specific antibodies using …

ST Kumar, S Jagannath, C Francois… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that alpha-synuclein (α-syn) oligomers are obligate
intermediates in the pathway involved in α-syn fibrillization and Lewy body (LB) formation …

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 …

Multiple system atrophy-associated oligodendroglial protein p25α stimulates formation of novel α-synuclein strain with enhanced neurodegenerative potential

N Ferreira, H Gram, ZA Sorrentino, E Gregersen… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Pathology consisting of intracellular aggregates of alpha-Synuclein (α-Syn) spread through
the nervous system in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's …

Brain‐Penetration and Neuron‐Targeting DNA Nanoflowers Co‐Delivering miR‐124 and Rutin for Synergistic Therapy of Alzheimer's Disease

Q Ouyang, K Liu, Q Zhu, H Deng, Y Le, W Ouyang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia that affects millions of old people.
Despite significant advances in the understanding of AD pathobiology, no disease modifying …

Trans-synaptic spreading of alpha-synuclein pathology through sensory afferents leads to sensory nerve degeneration and neuropathic pain

N Ferreira, NP Gonçalves, A Jan, NM Jensen… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Pain is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), with current limited
knowledge of its pathophysiology. Here, we show that peripheral inoculation of mouse alpha …

[HTML][HTML] PET imaging reveals early and progressive dopaminergic deficits after intra-striatal injection of preformed alpha-synuclein fibrils in rats

MB Thomsen, SA Ferreira, AC Schacht… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpha-synuclein (a-syn) can aggregate and form toxic oligomers and insoluble
fibrils which are the main component of Lewy bodies. Intra-neuronal Lewy bodies are a …