Multiple-system atrophy

A Fanciulli, GK Wenning - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Multiple-system atrophy is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive
autonomic failure, parkinsonism, and cerebellar and pyramidal tract symptoms. Glial …

Tau imaging: early progress and future directions

VL Villemagne, MT Fodero-Tavoletti… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Use of selective in-vivo tau imaging will enable improved understanding of tau aggregation
in the brain, facilitating research into causes, diagnosis, and treatment of major tauopathies …

Structural mechanism for specific binding of chemical compounds to amyloid fibrils

Y Tao, W Xia, Q Zhao, H Xiang, C Han, S Zhang… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid fibril is an important pharmaceutical target for diagnostic and therapeutic treatment
of neurodegenerative diseases. However, rational design of chemical compounds that …

Molecular biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease: progress and prospects

T Lashley, JM Schott, P Weston… - Disease models & …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
The neurodegenerative disorder Alzheimer's disease is characterised by the formation of β-
amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain parenchyma, which cause synapse …

Alpha-synuclein PET tracer development—an overview about current efforts

Š Korat, NSR Bidesi, F Bonanno, A Di Nanni… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) are manifested by inclusion
bodies of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) also called α-synucleinopathies. Detection of these …

Priorities in Parkinson's disease research

WG Meissner, M Frasier, T Gasser, CG Goetz… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2011 - nature.com
The loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta leads to the
characteristic motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: bradykinesia, rigidity and resting …

α‐Synuclein oligomers and clinical implications for Parkinson disease

LV Kalia, SK Kalia, PJ McLean, AM Lozano… - Annals of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Protein aggregation within the central nervous system has been recognized as a defining
feature of neurodegenerative diseases since the early 20th century. Since that time, there …

[11C]MODAG-001—towards a PET tracer targeting α-synuclein aggregates

L Kuebler, S Buss, A Leonov, S Ryazanov… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Deposition of misfolded alpha-synuclein (αSYN) aggregates in the human brain is
one of the major hallmarks of synucleinopathies. However, a target-specific tracer to detect …

α‐Synuclein Radiotracer Development and In Vivo Imaging: Recent Advancements and New Perspectives

OM Alzghool, G van Dongen… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT α‐Synucleinopathies including idiopathic Parkinson's disease, dementia with
Lewy bodies and multiple systems atrophy share overlapping symptoms and pathological …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo imaging of alpha-synuclein with antibody-based PET

S Roshanbin, M Xiong, G Hultqvist, L Söderberg… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
The protein alpha-synuclein (αSYN) plays a central role in synucleinopathies such as
Parkinsons's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA). Presently, there are no …