According to emerging studies, the excessive activation of microglia and the subsequent
release of pro-inflammatory cytokines play important roles in the pathogenesis and …

About 15% of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) have family history and 5–10% have a
monogenic form of the disease with Mendelian inheritance. To date, at least 23 loci and 19 …

Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has been extensively studied for its structural and biophysical
properties owing to its pathophysiological role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Lewy bodies …

The protein α‐synuclein has a central role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD).
In this review, we discuss recent results concerning its primary function, which appears to be …

Alterations in α-synuclein dosage lead to familial Parkinson's disease (PD), and its
accumulation results in synucleinopathies that include PD, dementia with Lewy bodies …

α-Synuclein is an abundant neuronal protein that is highly enriched in presynaptic nerve
terminals. Genetics and neuropathology studies link α-synuclein to Parkinson's disease (PD) …

In 2017, it is two hundred years since James Parkinson provided the first complete clinical
description of the disease named after him, fifty years since the introduction of high-dose D …

This review article provides an overview of the different species that α‐synuclein aggregates
can populate. It also attempts to reconcile conflicting views regarding the cytotoxic roles of …

Lewy bodies (LBs) are α-synuclein (α-syn)-rich intracellular inclusions that are an important
pathological hallmark of Parkinson disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases …

Intracellular inclusions rich in alpha-synuclein are a hallmark of several neuropathological
diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD). Previously, we reported the structure of alpha …