Gut-to-brain α-synuclein transmission in parkinson's disease: evidence for prion-like mechanisms

M Chen, DE Mor - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial disorder involving both motor and non-motor
symptoms caused by the progressive death of distinct neuronal populations, including …

Movement of prion‐like α‐synuclein along the gut–brain axis in Parkinson's disease: A potential target of curcumin treatment

D Chetty, S Abrahams, R Van Coller… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A pathological hallmark of the neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease (PD), is
aggregation of toxic forms of the presynaptic protein, α‐synuclein in structures known as …

What is the evidence that Parkinson's disease is a prion disorder, which originates in the gut?

M Kujawska, J Jodynis-Liebert - International Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting from degeneration of
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). PD is characterized by …

Vertebrate food products as a potential source of prion-like α-synuclein

BA Killinger, V Labrie - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2017 - nature.com
The aberrant aggregation of the protein α-synuclein is thought to be involved in Parkinson's
disease (PD). However, the factors that lead to initiation and propagation of α-synuclein …

Parkinson's disease from the gut

RA Liddle - Brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition associated with
tremor, rigidity, dementia, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, nausea and …

Inflammatory bowel disease induces pathological α‐synuclein aggregation in the human gut and brain

AM Espinosa‐Oliva, R Ruiz, MS Soto… - Neuropathology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims According to Braak's hypothesis, it is plausible that Parkinson's disease (PD)
originates in the enteric nervous system (ENS) and spreads to the brain through the vagus …

Comprehensive review on potential signaling pathways involving the transfer of α-synuclein from the gut to the brain that leads to Parkinson's disease

S Kumari, R Taliyan, SK Dubey - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2023 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurological disease after Alzheimer's.
Primarily, old age males are more affected than females. The aggregates of oligomeric forms …

[HTML][HTML] Transneuronal propagation of pathologic α-synuclein from the gut to the brain models Parkinson's disease

S Kim, SH Kwon, TI Kam, N Panicker… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Analysis of human pathology led Braak to postulate that α-synuclein (α-syn) pathology could
spread from the gut to brain via the vagus nerve. Here, we test this postulate by assessing α …

Brain-first versus gut-first Parkinson's disease: a hypothesis

P Borghammer… - Journal of Parkinson's …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a highly heterogeneous disorder, which probably consists of
multiple subtypes. Aggregation of misfolded alpha-synuclein and propagation of these …

Intrastriatal injection of Parkinson's disease intestine and vagus lysates initiates α-synucleinopathy in rat brain

Z Yang, Y Wang, M Wei, S Li, C Jia, C Cheng… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in
the midbrain and the pathological accumulation of misfolded α-synuclein (α-syn) in the …