Cell biology and pathophysiology of α-synuclein

J Burré, M Sharma, TC Südhof - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
α-Synuclein is an abundant neuronal protein that is highly enriched in presynaptic nerve
terminals. Genetics and neuropathology studies link α-synuclein to Parkinson's disease (PD) …

The synaptic function of α-synuclein

J Burré - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Abstract α-Synuclein is an abundant neuronal protein which localizes predominantly to
presynaptic terminals, and is strongly linked genetically and pathologically to Parkinson's …

Bile acids: regulation of apoptosis by ursodeoxycholic acid

JD Amaral, RJS Viana, RM Ramalho, CJ Steer… - Journal of lipid …, 2009 - ASBMB
Bile acids are a group of molecular species of acidic steroids with peculiar physical-
chemical and biological characteristics. At high concentrations they become toxic to …

α-Synuclein and neuronal cell death

MR Cookson - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2009 - Springer
Abstract α-Synuclein is a small protein that has special relevance for understanding
Parkinson disease and related disorders. Not only is α-synuclein found in Lewy bodies …

Is dysregulation of the HPA-axis a core pathophysiology mediating co-morbid depression in neurodegenerative diseases?

X Du, TY Pang - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2015 - frontiersin.org
There is increasing evidence of prodromal manifestation of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a
variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Huntington's …

Intracellular substrate cleavage: a novel dimension in the biochemistry, biology and pathology of matrix metalloproteinases

B Cauwe, G Opdenakker - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), originally discovered to function in the breakdown of
extracellular matrix proteins, have gained the status of regulatory proteases in signaling …

Genetics of schizophrenia: new findings and challenges

PV Gejman, AR Sanders… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The work conducted using genome-wide approaches during the past several years has
invigorated the field, and represents the dawn of molecular genetics of schizophrenia. The …

Detection of α-synuclein oligomers in red blood cells as a potential biomarker of Parkinson's disease

X Wang, S Yu, F Li, T Feng - Neuroscience letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by intracellular α-
synuclein (α-syn) deposition. Alterations in α-syn levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and …

Genetic variability in the SNCA gene influences α‐synuclein levels in the blood and brain

J Fuchs, A Tichopad, Y Golub, M Munz… - The FASEB …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic variability in the promoter and 3′ region of the SNCA gene coding α‐synuclein
modulates the risk to develop sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). Whether this is mediated …

α-Synuclein gene duplication is present in sporadic Parkinson disease

TB Ahn, SY Kim, JY Kim, SS Park, DS Lee, HJ Min… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: α-Synuclein gene (SNCA) multiplication was found in familial Parkinson disease
(PD). We examined SNCA multiplication in patients with familial and sporadic PD and …