Microglia response during Parkinson's disease: alpha-synuclein intervention

SA Ferreira, M Romero-Ramos - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of the central role played by the protein alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's
disease and other Lewy body brain disorders has had a great relevance in the …

The relation between α-synuclein and microglia in Parkinson's disease: Recent developments

V Sanchez-Guajardo, N Tentillier, M Romero-Ramos - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent research suggests a complex role for microglia not only in Parkinson's disease but in
other disorders involving alpha-synuclein aggregation, such as multiple system atrophy. In …

Neuroimmunological processes in Parkinson's disease and their relation to α-synuclein: microglia as the referee between neuronal processes and peripheral …

V Sanchez-Guajardo, CJ Barnum, MG Tansey… - ASN …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The role of neuroinflammation and the adaptive immune system in PD (Parkinson's disease)
has been the subject of intense investigation in recent years, both in animal models of …

The immunology of Parkinson's disease

B Zhu, D Yin, H Zhao, L Zhang - Seminars in immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder which
affects 6.1 million people worldwide. The neuropathological hallmarks include the loss of …

Targeted overexpression of human α-synuclein triggers microglial activation and an adaptive immune response in a mouse model of Parkinson disease

S Theodore, S Cao, PJ McLean… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Microglial activation and adaptive immunity have been implicated in the neurodegenerative
processes in Parkinson disease. It has been proposed that these responses may be …

Neural and immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

F Blandini - Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2013 - Springer
Although almost 50 years have passed since impaired dopaminergic transmission was
identified as the main neurochemical defect in Parkinson's disease (PD), the cause of the …

Periphery and brain, innate and adaptive immunity in Parkinson's disease

AS Harms, SA Ferreira, M Romero-Ramos - Acta neuropathologica, 2021 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder where alpha-synuclein plays a
central role in the death and dysfunction of neurons, both, in central, as well as in the …

Immune system responses in Parkinson's disease: early and dynamic

MG Tansey, M Romero‐Ramos - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) are the degeneration and
death of dopamine‐producing neurons in the ventral midbrain, the widespread …

CD4 T cells mediate brain inflammation and neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

GP Williams, AM Schonhoff, A Jurkuvenaite… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract α-Synuclein, a key pathological component of Parkinson's disease, has been
implicated in the activation of the innate and adaptive immune system. This immune …

Immunological features of α‐synuclein in Parkinson's disease

C Roodveldt, J Christodoulou… - Journal of cellular and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
• Introduction• Importance of inflammation processes in PD pathology• Stimulation of
microglia by αSyn• αSyn‐triggered stimulation of the innate immune system• Other proteins …