Periphery and brain, innate and adaptive immunity in Parkinson's disease

AS Harms, SA Ferreira, M Romero-Ramos - Acta neuropathologica, 2021 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder where alpha-synuclein plays a
central role in the death and dysfunction of neurons, both, in central, as well as in the …

Compromised MAPK signaling in human diseases: an update

EK Kim, EJ Choi - Archives of toxicology, 2015 - Springer
The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in mammals include c-Jun NH 2-terminal
kinase (JNK), p38 MAPK, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). These enzymes …

Designer exosomes produced by implanted cells intracerebrally deliver therapeutic cargo for Parkinson's disease treatment

R Kojima, D Bojar, G Rizzi, GCE Hamri… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Exosomes are cell-derived nanovesicles (50–150 nm), which mediate intercellular
communication, and are candidate therapeutic agents. However, inefficiency of exosomal …

An Overview of in vitro Methods to Study Microglia

R Timmerman, SM Burm, JJ Bajramovic - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation is a common feature in neurodegenerative diseases and strategies to
modulate neuroinflammatory processes are increasingly considered as therapeutic options …

Microglia in Parkinson's disease

MS Ho - Neuroglia in neurodegenerative diseases, 2019 - Springer
Microglia are the most abundant immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS), where
they interact with neurons and exhibit a wide array of functions in physiological and …

Toll‐like receptor 4 is required for α‐synuclein dependent activation of microglia and astroglia

L Fellner, R Irschick, K Schanda, M Reindl… - Glia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Alpha‐synucleinopathies (ASP) are neurodegenerative disorders, characterized by
accumulation of misfolded α‐synuclein, selective neuronal loss, and extensive gliosis. It is …

Microglia response during Parkinson's disease: alpha-synuclein intervention

SA Ferreira, M Romero-Ramos - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of the central role played by the protein alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's
disease and other Lewy body brain disorders has had a great relevance in the …

Outside in: Unraveling the Role of Neuroinflammation in the Progression of Parkinson's Disease

P Troncoso-Escudero, A Parra, M Nassif… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation is one of the most important processes involved in the pathogenesis of
Parkinson's disease (PD). The current concept of neuroinflammation comprises an …

Alpha-synuclein: from secretion to dysfunction and death

O Marques, TF Outeiro - Cell death & disease, 2012 - nature.com
The aggregation, deposition, and dysfunction of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) are common events
in neurodegenerative disorders known as synucleinopathies. These include Parkinson's …

Microglial phagocytosis and its regulation: a therapeutic target in Parkinson's disease?

E Janda, L Boi, AR Carta - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The role of phagocytosis in the neuroprotective function of microglia has been appreciated
for a long time, but only more recently a dysregulation of this process has been recognized …