Tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediated signaling in neuronal homeostasis and dysfunction

KM Park, WJ Bowers - Cellular signalling, 2010 - Elsevier
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a potent pro-inflammatory molecule, which upon
engagement with its cognate receptors on target cells, triggers downstream signaling …

Genetic mouse models of Parkinson's disease: the state of the art

I Magen, MF Chesselet - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
The identification of several mutations causing familial forms of Parkinson's disease (PD)
has led to the creation of multiple lines of mice expressing similar genetic alterations. These …

α-Synuclein activates microglia by inducing the expressions of matrix metalloproteinases and the subsequent activation of protease-activated receptor-1

EJ Lee, MS Woo, PG Moon, MC Baek… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
The mutation or overexpression of α-synuclein protein plays a pivotal role in the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. In our preliminary experiments, we found that α …

Microglia acquire distinct activation profiles depending on the degree of α-synuclein neuropathology in a rAAV based model of Parkinson's disease

V Sanchez-Guajardo, F Febbraro, D Kirik… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Post-mortem analysis of brains from Parkinson's disease (PD) patients strongly supports
microglia activation and adaptive immunity as factors contributing to disease progression …

Glial innate immunity generated by non-aggregated alpha-synuclein in mouse: differences between wild-type and Parkinson's disease-linked mutants

C Roodveldt, A Labrador-Garrido, E Gonzalez-Rey… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized pathologically by the presence in the brain of intracellular protein inclusions …

Gene therapy in Parkinson's disease: rationale and current status

LR Feng, KA Maguire-Zeiss - CNS drugs, 2010 - Springer
Parkinson's disease is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder,
typified by the progressive loss of substantia nigra pars compacta dopamine neurons and …

α‐Synuclein mediates alterations in membrane conductance: a potential role for α‐synuclein oligomers in cell vulnerability

LR Feng, HJ Federoff, S Vicini… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract α‐Synuclein has been linked to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and other
synucleinopathies through its propensity to form toxic oligomers. The exact mechanism for …

Future directions for immune modulation in neurodegenerative disorders: focus on Parkinson's disease

KA Maguire-Zeiss, HJ Federoff - Journal of neural transmission, 2010 - Springer
One common feature of neurodegenerative diseases is neuroinflammation. In the case of
Parkinson's disease (PD), neuroinflammation appears early and persists throughout the …

Studies of DJ-1, parkin and alpha-synuclein give insights into plausible mechanisms for Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

CP Ramsey - 2010 - search.proquest.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an insidious neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a
range of motor symptoms which develop predominantly as a consequence of striatal …

[PDF][PDF] Glial innate immunity generated by non-aggregated alpha-synuclein in mouse: differences between wild-type and Parkinson's disease-linked mutants

M Caro, D Pozo Pérez, E Gonzalez-Rey… - PLoS ONE, 5 (10) …, 2010 - idus.us.es
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized pathologically by the presence in the brain of intracellular protein inclusions …