Monitoring α-synuclein aggregation

J Estaun-Panzano, ML Arotcarena, E Bezard - Neurobiology of disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB),
and multiple system atrophy (MSA), are characterized by the misfolding and subsequent …

Structural and functional insights into α-synuclein fibril polymorphism

S Mehra, L Gadhe, R Bera, AS Sawner, SK Maji - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abnormal accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein (α-Syn) is seen in a variety of
neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple system atrophy …

Diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein seed quantification in synucleinopathies

I Poggiolini, V Gupta, M Lawton, S Lee, A El-Turabi… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Several studies have confirmed the α-synuclein real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-
QuIC) assay to have high sensitivity and specificity for Parkinson's disease. However …

Mouse α-synuclein fibrils are structurally and functionally distinct from human fibrils associated with Lewy body diseases

A Sokratian, Y Zhou, M Tatli, KJ Burbidge, E Xu… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The intricate process of α-synuclein aggregation and fibrillization holds pivotal roles in
Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA). While mouse α-synuclein can …

A multifunctional injectable hydrogel for boosted diabetic wound healing assisted by Quercetin-ZIF system

J Gong, H Wang, C **e, Y Dai, Y Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
An important challenge in the chronic wound healing of diabetes is delayed healing stages
with impaired cellular functions, attributed to mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive …

O-GlcNAc forces an α-synuclein amyloid strain with notably diminished seeding and pathology

AT Balana, AL Mahul-Mellier, BA Nguyen… - Nature chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Amyloid-forming proteins such α-synuclein and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's disease, can form different fibril structures or strains with distinct toxic properties …

Inflammation promotes synucleinopathy propagation

TK Kim, EJ Bae, BC Jung, M Choi, SJ Shin… - … & molecular medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The clinical progression of neurodegenerative diseases correlates with the spread of
proteinopathy in the brain. The current understanding of the mechanism of proteinopathy …

Peptide-based approaches to directly target alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease

SG Allen, RM Meade, LL White Stenner… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Peptides and their mimetics are increasingly recognised as drug-like molecules, particularly
for intracellular protein-protein interactions too large for inhibition by small molecules, and …

Comprehensive review on potential signaling pathways involving the transfer of α-synuclein from the gut to the brain that leads to Parkinson's disease

S Kumari, R Taliyan, SK Dubey - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2023 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurological disease after Alzheimer's.
Primarily, old age males are more affected than females. The aggregates of oligomeric forms …

Alpha-synuclein and mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: the emerging role of VDAC

P Risiglione, F Zinghirino, MC Di Rosa, A Magrì… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alpha-Synuclein (αSyn) is a protein whose function is still debated, as well as its role in
modulation of mitochondrial function in both physiological and pathological conditions …