Disease modification in Parkinson's disease: current approaches, challenges, and future considerations

AE Lang, AJ Espay - Movement Disorders, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The greatest unmet therapeutic need in Parkinson's disease is the development of treatment
that slows the relentless progression of the neurodegenerative process. The concept of …

The roles of post-translational modifications on α-synuclein in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's diseases

J Zhang, X Li, JD Li - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. Although the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is not entirely clear, the aberrant aggregation of α …

Dopamine-modified α-synuclein blocks chaperone-mediated autophagy

M Martinez-Vicente, Z Talloczy… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Altered degradation of α-synuclein (α-syn) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
Parkinson disease (PD). We have shown that α-syn can be degraded via chaperone …

The pathology of Parkinson's disease and potential benefit of dietary polyphenols

S Aryal, T Skinner, B Bridges, JT Weber - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized
by a loss of dopaminergic neurons, leading to bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor at rest, and …

Neuropathology, biochemistry, and biophysics of α‐synuclein aggregation

VN Uversky - Journal of neurochemistry, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation of α‐synuclein, an abundant and conserved pre‐synaptic brain protein, is
implicated as a critical factor in several neurodegenerative diseases. These diseases …

Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Reversible Protein S-Glutathionylation

JJ Mieyal, MM Gallogly, S Qanungo… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Sulfhydryl chemistry plays a vital role in normal biology and in defense of cells against
oxidants, free radicals, and electrophiles. Modification of critical cysteine residues is an …

Abberant α-synuclein confers toxicity to neurons in part through inhibition of chaperone-mediated autophagy

M Xilouri, T Vogiatzi, K Vekrellis, D Park, L Stefanis - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background The mechanisms through which aberrant α-synuclein (ASYN) leads to neuronal
death in Parkinson's disease (PD) are uncertain. In isolated liver lysosomes, mutant ASYNs …

The association between Mediterranean diet adherence and Parkinson's disease

RN Alcalay, Y Gu, H Mejia‐Santana, L Cote… - Movement …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Recent studies have demonstrated an association between a Mediterranean‐
type diet and Alzheimer's risk. We assessed the association between Mediterranean‐type …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective study of dietary pattern and risk of Parkinson disease

X Gao, H Chen, TT Fung, G Logroscino… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Several studies have shown associations between Parkinson Disease (PD)
risk and individual foods and nutrients with inconsistent results. Objective: We examined …

Cellular and molecular pathophysiology in the progression of Parkinson's disease

V Zaman, DC Shields, R Shams, KP Drasites… - Metabolic brain …, 2021 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder etiologically linked to the loss of
substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic neurons in the mid-brain. The etiopathology of sporadic …