Axonal energy metabolism, and the effects in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

S Yang, JH Park, HC Lu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Human studies consistently identify bioenergetic maladaptations in brains upon aging and
neurodegenerative disorders of aging (NDAs), such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's …

Multiple system atrophy: pathology, pathogenesis, and path forward

A Ndayisaba, GM Halliday… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
autonomic failure and motor impairment. The hallmark pathologic finding in MSA is …

Cell-to-cell transmission of tau and α-synuclein

N Uemura, MT Uemura, KC Luk, VMY Lee… - Trends in molecular …, 2020 - cell.com
The stereotypical spread of pathological protein inclusions and clinicopathological
heterogeneity are well described in neurodegenerative diseases. Accumulating evidence …

Alpha-synuclein: mechanisms of release and pathology progression in synucleinopathies

IC Brás, TF Outeiro - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein (aSyn) throughout the brain, as Lewy
pathology, is a phenomenon central to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. The …

APOE genotype regulates pathology and disease progression in synucleinopathy

AA Davis, CE Inman, ZM Wargel, U Dube… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 genotype is associated with increased risk of dementia in
Parkinson's disease (PD), but the mechanism is not clear, because patients often have a …

α-Synuclein aggregates amplified from patient-derived Lewy bodies recapitulate Lewy body diseases in mice

N Uemura, NP Marotta, J Ara, ES Meymand… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extraction of α-Synuclein (αSyn) aggregates from Lewy body disease (LBD) brains has been
widely described yet templated fibrillization of LB-αSyn often fails to propagate its structural …

Multiple system atrophy: at the crossroads of cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms

N Stefanova, GK Wenning - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare oligodendroglial α-synucleinopathy characterized by
neurodegeneration in striatonigral and olivopontocerebellar regions and autonomic brain …

Multiple system atrophy: α-Synuclein strains at the neuron-oligodendrocyte crossroad

K Reddy, BV Dieriks - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
The aberrant accumulation of α-Synuclein within oligodendrocytes is an enigmatic,
pathological feature specific to Multiple system atrophy (MSA). Since the characterization of …

Linking α-synuclein-induced synaptopathy and neural network dysfunction in early Parkinson's disease

AS Kulkarni, MR Burns, P Brundin… - Brain …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The prodromal phase of Parkinson's disease is characterized by aggregation of the
misfolded pathogenic protein α-synuclein in select neural centres, co-occurring with non …

α‐Synuclein Spread from Olfactory Bulb Causes Hyposmia, Anxiety, and Memory Loss in BAC‐SNCA Mice

N Uemura, J Ueda, T Yoshihara, M Ikuno… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) show motor symptoms as
well as various non‐motor symptoms. Postmortem studies of PD have suggested that initial …