The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

HR Morris, MG Spillantini, CM Sue, CH Williams-Gray - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition associated with the
deposition of aggregated α-synuclein. Insights into the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease …

GBA Variants and Parkinson Disease: Mechanisms and Treatments

L Smith, AHV Schapira - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The GBA gene encodes for the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase), which
maintains glycosphingolipid homeostasis. Approximately 5–15% of PD patients have …

Protein transmission in neurodegenerative disease

C Peng, JQ Trojanowski, VMY Lee - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020 - nature.com
Most neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the intracellular or extracellular
aggregation of misfolded proteins such as amyloid-β and tau in Alzheimer disease, α …

Depletion of dopamine in Parkinson's disease and relevant therapeutic options: A review of the literature

S Ramesh, ASPM Arachchige - AIMS neuroscience, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects motor and
cognition functions. The etiology of Parkinson's disease remains largely unknown, but …

Tunnelling nanotubes between neuronal and microglial cells allow bi-directional transfer of α-Synuclein and mitochondria

R Chakraborty, T Nonaka, M Hasegawa… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Tunnelling Nanotubes (TNTs) facilitate contact-mediated intercellular
communication over long distances. Material transfer via TNTs can range from ions and …

The proteostasis network and its decline in ageing

MS Hipp, P Kasturi, FU Hartl - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Ageing is a major risk factor for the development of many diseases, prominently including
neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. A hallmark …

PINK1 and Parkin mitochondrial quality control: a source of regional vulnerability in Parkinson's disease

P Ge, VL Dawson, TM Dawson - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
That certain cell types in the central nervous system are more likely to undergo
neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease is a widely appreciated but poorly understood …

Neuropathology of incidental Lewy body & prodromal Parkinson's disease

T Koeglsperger, SL Rumpf, P Schließer… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
associated with a loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Despite symptomatic therapies, there …

Parkinson's disease genetics and pathophysiology

GE Vázquez-Vélez, HY Zoghbi - Annual review of neuroscience, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
degeneration of the substantia nigra pars compacta and by accumulation of α-synuclein in …

Microglia clear neuron-released α-synuclein via selective autophagy and prevent neurodegeneration

I Choi, Y Zhang, SP Seegobin, M Pruvost… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Microglia maintain brain homeostasis by removing neuron-derived components such as
myelin and cell debris. The evidence linking microglia to neurodegenerative diseases is …