Alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies: from overt neurodegeneration back to early synaptic dysfunction

P Calabresi, A Mechelli, G Natale… - Cell death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Although the discovery of the critical role of α-synuclein (α-syn) in the pathogenesis of
Parkinson's disease (PD) is now twenty-five years old, it still represents a milestone in PD …

Targeting alpha-synuclein as a therapy for Parkinson's disease

CR Fields, N Bengoa-Vergniory… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders with a
global burden of approximately 6.1 million patients. Alpha-synuclein has been linked to both …

The AUTOTAC chemical biology platform for targeted protein degradation via the autophagy-lysosome system

CH Ji, HY Kim, MJ Lee, AJ Heo, DY Park, S Lim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Targeted protein degradation allows targeting undruggable proteins for therapeutic
applications as well as eliminating proteins of interest for research purposes. While several …

Development of an α-synuclein positron emission tomography tracer for imaging synucleinopathies

J Xiang, Y Tao, Y Xia, S Luo, Q Zhao, B Li, X Zhang… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Synucleinopathies are characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates
in the brain. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of synucleinopathies requires …

Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson's disease

LMA Oliveira, T Gasser, R Edwards… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
With the advent of the genetic era in Parkinson's disease (PD) research in 1997, α-synuclein
was identified as an important player in a complex neurodegenerative disease that affects> …

Pathogenesis of Parkinson disease—the gut–brain axis and environmental factors

L Klingelhoefer, H Reichmann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) follows a defined clinical pattern, and a range of nonmotor
symptoms precede the motor phase. The predominant early nonmotor manifestations are …

Current and experimental treatments of Parkinson disease: A guide for neuroscientists

W Oertel, JB Schulz - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Over a period of more than 50 years, the symptomatic treatment of the motor symptoms of
Parkinson disease (PD) has been optimized using pharmacotherapy, deep brain …

Alpha-synuclein aggregation pathway in Parkinson's disease: current status and novel therapeutic approaches

M Vidović, MG Rikalovic - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Following Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second-most common
neurodegenerative disorder, sharing an unclear pathophysiology, a multifactorial profile …

Therapeutic strategies for Parkinson disease: beyond dopaminergic drugs

D Charvin, R Medori, RA Hauser… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Existing therapeutic strategies for managing Parkinson disease (PD), which focus on
addressing the loss of dopamine and dopaminergic function linked with degeneration of …

Therapeutics in the pipeline targeting α-synuclein for Parkinson's disease

HG Jasutkar, SE Oh, MM Mouradian, E Barker - Pharmacological reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and the
fastest growing neurologic disease in the world, yet no disease-modifying therapy is …