Targeting mitophagy in Parkinson's disease

EH Clark, AV de la Torre, T Hoshikawa… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
The genetics and pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) strongly implicate
mitochondria in disease aetiology. Elegant studies over the last two decades have …

Targeting mitochondrial impairment in Parkinson's disease: challenges and opportunities

J Prasuhn, RL Davis, KR Kumar - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The underlying pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease is complex, but mitochondrial
dysfunction has an established and prominent role. This is supported by an already large …

Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A: features and functions

R Rossi, S Arjmand, SL Bærentzen, A Gjedde… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the field of neuroimaging dramatically moved forward by means of the
expeditious development of specific radioligands of novel targets. Among these targets, the …

Imaging of synaptic density in neurodegenerative disorders

RE Carson, M Naganawa, T Toyonaga… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
PET technology has produced many radiopharmaceuticals that target specific brain proteins
and other measures of brain function. Recently, a new approach has emerged to image …

Unraveling the role of miRNAs in the diagnosis, progression, and therapeutic intervention of Parkinson's disease

OA Mohammed, MS Elballal, AA El-Husseiny… - … -Research and Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by the
impairment of the motor system, resulting in symptoms such as resting tremor, cogwheel …

Reduced Synaptic Density in Patients with Lewy Body Dementia: An [11C]UCB‐J PET Imaging Study

KB Andersen, AK Hansen, MF Damholdt… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) often develop dementia, but
the underlying substrate is incompletely understood. Generalized synaptic degeneration …

[HTML][HTML] PET imaging reveals early and progressive dopaminergic deficits after intra-striatal injection of preformed alpha-synuclein fibrils in rats

MB Thomsen, SA Ferreira, AC Schacht… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpha-synuclein (a-syn) can aggregate and form toxic oligomers and insoluble
fibrils which are the main component of Lewy bodies. Intra-neuronal Lewy bodies are a …

Comprehensive map** of synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) in health and neurodegenerative diseases: a comparative analysis with synaptophysin and ground …

M Shanaki Bavarsad, S Spina, A Oehler, IE Allen… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Synaptic dysfunction and loss are central to neurodegenerative diseases and correlate with
cognitive decline. Synaptic Vesicle Protein 2A (SV2A) is a promising PET-imaging target for …

Regional differences in synaptic degeneration are linked to alpha-synuclein burden and axonal damage in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

I Frigerio, MMA Bouwman, RT Noordermeer… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2024 - Springer
Regional differences in synaptic degeneration may underlie differences in clinical
presentation and neuropathological disease progression in Parkinson's Disease (PD) and …

How should we be using biomarkers in trials of disease modification in Parkinson's disease?

N Vijiaratnam, T Foltynie - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The recent validation of the α-synuclein seed amplification assay as a biomarker with high
sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease has formed the backbone …