Alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies: from overt neurodegeneration back to early synaptic dysfunction

P Calabresi, A Mechelli, G Natale… - Cell death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Although the discovery of the critical role of α-synuclein (α-syn) in the pathogenesis of
Parkinson's disease (PD) is now twenty-five years old, it still represents a milestone in PD …

Limelight on alpha-synuclein: pathological and mechanistic implications in neurodegeneration

P Wales, R Pinho, DF Lázaro… - Journal of Parkinson's …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
The pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative disorders arises in association with the
misfolding and accumulation of a wide variety of proteins. Much emphasis has been placed …

The contribution of alpha synuclein to neuronal survival and function–Implications for Parkinson's disease

MJ Benskey, RG Perez… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of alpha synuclein (α‐syn) is a neuropathological feature that defines a
spectrum of disorders collectively termed synucleinopathies, and of these, Parkinson's …

Alpha-synuclein: from early synaptic dysfunction to neurodegeneration

V Ghiglieri, V Calabrese, P Calabresi - Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last two decades, many experimental and clinical studies have provided solid
evidence that alpha-synuclein (α-syn), a small, natively unfolded protein, is closely related to …

α‐Synuclein and Parkinson's disease

A Recchia, P Debetto, A Negro, D Guidolin… - The FASEB …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Alpha‐synuclein (α‐syn) is a small soluble protein expressed primarily at presynaptic
terminals in the central nervous system. Interest in α‐syn has increased dramatically after …

Loss of functional alpha-synuclein: a toxic event in Parkinson's disease?

NM Kanaan, FP Manfredsson - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2012 - content.iospress.com
The discovery that alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is the primary component of the
neuropathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) and the identification of α-syn …

Alpha-synuclein physiology and pathology: a perspective on cellular structures and organelles

LD Bernal-Conde, R Ramos-Acevedo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is localized in cellular organelles of most neurons, but many of its
physiological functions are only partially understood. α-syn accumulation is associated with …

Structure, function and toxicity of alpha‐synuclein: the Bermuda triangle in synucleinopathies

A Villar‐Piqué, T Lopes da Fonseca… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of currently incurable neurodegenerative disorders
characterized by the misfolding and accumulation of alpha‐synuclein aggregates that are …

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 …

New perspectives on roles of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease

G Zhang, Y Xia, F Wan, K Ma, X Guo, L Kou… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the synucleinopathies spectrum of disorders typified by
the presence of intraneuronal protein inclusions. It is primarily composed of misfolded and …