Neuropathology and molecular diagnosis of Synucleinopathies

S Koga, H Sekiya, N Kondru, OA Ross… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Synucleinopathies are clinically and pathologically heterogeneous disorders characterized
by pathologic aggregates of α-synuclein in neurons and glia, in the form of Lewy bodies …

Sporadic Parkinson's disease: development and distribution of α‐synuclein pathology

K Del Tredici, H Braak - Neuropathology and applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The development of α‐synuclein immunoreactive aggregates in selectively vulnerable
neuronal types of the human central, peripheral, and enteric nervous systems is crucial for …

Molecular pathological classification of neurodegenerative diseases: turning towards precision medicine

GG Kovacs - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are characterized by selective dysfunction and loss of
neurons associated with pathologically altered proteins that deposit in the human brain but …

Molecular pathology of neurodegenerative diseases: principles and practice

GG Kovacs - Journal of clinical pathology, 2019 - jcp.bmj.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by selective dysfunction and progressive
loss of synapses and neurons associated with pathologically altered proteins that deposit …

Neuropathological assessment of Parkinson's disease: refining the diagnostic criteria

DW Dickson, H Braak, JE Duda, C Duyckaerts… - The Lancet …, 2009 - thelancet.com
To date, there have been few systematic attempts to provide a standard operating procedure
for the neuropathological diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Pathological examination …

The Lewy body in Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders

K Wakabayashi, K Tanji, S Odagiri, Y Miki, F Mori… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
The histopathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the presence of fibrillar
aggregates referred to as Lewy bodies (LBs), in which α-synuclein is a major constituent …

Ageing promotes pathological alpha-synuclein propagation and autonomic dysfunction in wild-type rats

N Van Den Berge, N Ferreira, TW Mikkelsen… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Neuronal aggregates of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein are found in the brain and
periphery of patients with Parkinson's disease. Braak and colleagues have hypothesized …

Multi-organ distribution of phosphorylated α-synuclein histopathology in subjects with Lewy body disorders

TG Beach, CH Adler, LI Sue, L Vedders, LF Lue… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
A sensitive immunohistochemical method for phosphorylated α-synuclein was used to stain
sets of sections of spinal cord and tissue from 41 different sites in the bodies of 92 subjects …

[HTML][HTML] Parkinson's disease: alterations in iron and redox biology as a key to unlock therapeutic strategies

L Ma, MG Azad, M Dharmasivam, V Richardson… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
A plethora of studies indicate that iron metabolism is dysregulated in Parkinson's disease
(PD). The literature reveals well-documented alterations consistent with established dogma …

Neuropathology of sporadic Parkinson's disease: evaluation and changes of concepts

KA Jellinger - Movement disorders, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), one of the most frequent neurodegenerative disorders, is
no longer considered a complex motor disorder characterized by extrapyramidal symptoms …