Glutathione in brain disorders and aging

IY Iskusnykh, AA Zakharova, D Pathak - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glutathione is a remarkably functional molecule with diverse features, which include being
an antioxidant, a regulator of DNA synthesis and repair, a protector of thiol groups in …

The systemic immune response in Parkinson's disease: Focus on the peripheral immune component

J Lauritsen, M Romero-Ramos - Trends in neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
During Parkinson's disease (PD), both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral
nervous system (PNS) are affected. In parallel, innate immune cells respond early to …

The prion-like spreading of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease: update on models and hypotheses

A Jan, NP Gonçalves, CB Vaegter, PH Jensen… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pathological aggregation of the presynaptic protein α-synuclein (α-syn) and propagation
through synaptically coupled neuroanatomical tracts is increasingly thought to underlie the …

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 …

Alpha-synuclein seeding shows a wide heterogeneity in multiple system atrophy

I Martinez-Valbuena, NP Visanji, A Kim… - Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized
by variable combinations of parkinsonism, autonomic failure, cerebellar ataxia and …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models of brain-first and body-first Parkinson's disease

N Van Den Berge, A Ulusoy - Neurobiology of disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Alpha-synuclein aggregates are the hallmark pathology of Parkinson's disease, which can
propagate in a stereotypical pattern along the brain-body axis. Parkinson's disease patients …

Ultrastructural and biochemical classification of pathogenic tau, α-synuclein and TDP-43

A Tarutani, T Adachi, H Akatsu, Y Hashizume… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
Intracellular accumulation of abnormal proteins with conformational changes is the defining
neuropathological feature of neurodegenerative diseases. The pathogenic proteins that …

Functional amyloids from bacterial biofilms–structural properties and interaction partners

Ü Akbey, M Andreasen - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein aggregation and amyloid formation have historically been linked with various
diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, but recently functional amyloids …

Metformin repurposing for Parkinson disease therapy: opportunities and challenges

F Agostini, A Masato, L Bubacco… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parkinson disease (PD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder that affects around 2% of
the population over 65 years old. It is characterized by the progressive loss of nigrostriatal …

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 …