The gut-brain axis: two ways signaling in Parkinson's disease

N Dogra, RJ Mani, DP Katare - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive and second most prevalent neurological
disorder affecting the motor system. Cardinal motor impairment and α-synucleinopathy are …

One-carbon metabolism: pulling the strings behind aging and neurodegeneration

E Lionaki, C Ploumi, N Tavernarakis - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
One-carbon metabolism (OCM) is a network of biochemical reactions delivering one-carbon
units to various biosynthetic pathways. The folate cycle and methionine cycle are the two key …

[HTML][HTML] Downregulation of SNCA expression by targeted editing of DNA methylation: a potential strategy for precision therapy in PD

B Kantor, L Tagliafierro, J Gu, ME Zamora, E Ilich… - Molecular therapy, 2018 - cell.com
Elevated levels of SNCA have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
(PD), while normal physiological levels of SNCA are needed to maintain neuronal function …

Proteostasis in Parkinson's disease: Recent development and possible implication in diagnosis and therapeutics

A Kulkarni, K Preeti, KP Tryphena, S Srivastava… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The protein dyshomeostasis is identified as the hallmark of many age-related
neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease (PD). The diseased brain shows …

Parkinson's disease-associated, sex-specific changes in DNA methylation at PARK7 (DJ-1), SLC17A6 (VGLUT2), PTPRN2 (IA-2β), and NR4A2 (NURR1) in cortical …

J Kochmanski, NC Kuhn, AI Bernstein - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Evidence for epigenetic regulation playing a role in Parkinson's disease (PD) is growing,
particularly for DNA methylation. Approximately 90% of PD cases are due to a complex …

The search for environmental causes of Parkinson's disease: Moving forward

H Chen, B Ritz - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
It is widely believed that environmental exposures contribute to the vast majority of late-
onset sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD), alone or via interactions with genetic factors. The …

α-Synuclein in Parkinson's disease: causal or bystander?

P Riederer, D Berg, N Casadei, F Cheng… - Journal of neural …, 2019 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) comprises a spectrum of disorders with differing subtypes, the vast
majority of which share Lewy bodies (LB) as a characteristic pathological hallmark. The …

DNA methylation: a promising approach in management of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

G Kaur, SSS Rathod, MM Ghoneim, S Alshehri… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification of genes which affects
corresponding gene expression. During the developmental stage, embryonic stem cells …

Folate action in nervous system development and disease

OA Balashova, O Visina… - Developmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The vitamin folic acid has been recognized as a crucial environmental factor for nervous
system development. From the early fetal stages of the formation of the presumptive spinal …

Redefining the IBDs using genome-scale molecular phenoty**

TS Furey, P Sethupathy, SZ Sheikh - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The IBDs, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory
conditions of the gastrointestinal tract resulting from an aberrant immune response to enteric …