Microglia in Parkinson's disease

MS Ho - Neuroglia in neurodegenerative diseases, 2019 - Springer
Microglia are the most abundant immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS), where
they interact with neurons and exhibit a wide array of functions in physiological and …

Pharmacological targeting of microglial activation: new therapeutic approach

CY Liu, X Wang, C Liu, HL Zhang - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mounting evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is not just a consequence but a vital
contributor to the development and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). Microglia in …

Intrastriatal injection of preformed alpha-synuclein fibrils alters central and peripheral immune cell profiles in non-transgenic mice

RH Earls, KB Menees, J Chung, J Barber… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (α-syn)
inclusions, the major component of Lewy bodies. Extracellular α-syn aggregates act as a …

Neuroinflammation and glial phenotypic changes in alpha-synucleinopathies

V Refolo, N Stefanova - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The role of neuroinflammation has been increasingly recognized in the field of
neurodegenerative diseases. Many studies focusing on the glial cells involved in the …

Oligodendroglial α‐synucleinopathy‐driven neuroinflammation in multiple system atrophy

A Hoffmann, B Ettle, K Battis, S Reiprich… - Brain …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation and oligodendroglial cytoplasmic α‐synuclein (α‐syn) inclusions (GCIs)
are important neuropathological characteristics of multiple system atrophy (MSA). GCIs are …

Alpha synuclein in hematopoiesis and immunity

Y Pei, RW Maitta - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative condition and
intracellular deposition of Lewy bodies in the substantia nigra (SN), which can cause …

The multiple roles of exosomes in Parkinson's disease: an overview

C Porro, MA Panaro, DD Lofrumento… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent a relatively new field of research in
neurodegenerative disease and they are thought to be one of the ways that …

Genetically engineered animal models of Parkinson's disease: From worm to rodent

LS Breger, MT Fuzzati Armentero - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterised by aberrant
accumulation of insoluble proteins, including alpha‐synuclein, and a loss of dopaminergic …

Interferon-γ potentiates α-synuclein-induced neurotoxicity linked to toll-like receptors 2 and 3 and tumor necrosis factor-α in murine astrocytes

J Wang, Z Chen, JD Walston, P Gao, M Gao… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-syn), a metabolite of neurons, induces glial activation and
neuroinflammation and participates in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. This …

Effect of naturally occurring α-synuclein-antibodies on toxic α-synuclein-fragments

M Rabenstein, DB Agbo, E Wolf, J Dams, M Nicolai… - Neuroscience …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) is a soluble protein primarily expressed in presynaptic
terminals in the central nervous system (CNS). Aggregates of fibrillated α-Syn are the major …