Targeting alpha-synuclein as a therapy for Parkinson's disease

CR Fields, N Bengoa-Vergniory… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders with a
global burden of approximately 6.1 million patients. Alpha-synuclein has been linked to both …

Fluorescent probes for bioimaging of potential biomarkers in Parkinson's disease

L Gao, W Wang, X Wang, F Yang, L **e… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), as the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is
caused by complex pathological processes and currently remains very difficult to treat. PD …

Targeted degradation of⍺-synuclein aggregates in Parkinson's disease using the AUTOTAC technology

J Lee, KW Sung, EJ Bae, D Yoon, D Kim… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background There are currently no disease-modifying therapeutics for Parkinson's disease
(PD). Although extensive efforts were undertaken to develop therapeutic approaches to …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The clinical drug candidate anle138b binds in a cavity of lipidic α-synuclein fibrils

L Antonschmidt, D Matthes, R Dervişoğlu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins is a characteristic of multiple neurodegenerative
diseases. Atomic resolution of small molecule binding to such pathological protein …

Recent advances in treating Parkinson's disease

WH Oertel - F1000Research, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article summarizes (1) the recent achievements to further improve symptomatic therapy
of motor Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms,(2) the still-few attempts to systematically …

A closer look at amyloid ligands, and what they tell us about protein aggregates

TS Chisholm, CA Hunter - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The accumulation of amyloid fibrils is characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease. Detecting these fibrils with fluorescent or …

Pyrazole scaffold synthesis, functionalization, and applications in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease treatment (2011–2020)

X Li, Y Yu, Z Tu - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The remarkable prevalence of pyrazole scaffolds in a versatile array of bioactive molecules
ranging from apixaban, an anticoagulant used to treat and prevent blood clots and stroke, to …

Retinal α-synuclein deposits in Parkinson's disease patients and animal models

L Veys, M Vandenabeele, I Ortuno-Lizaran… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Despite decades of research, accurate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease remains a
challenge, and disease-modifying treatments are still lacking. Research into the early …

Targeting α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease: progress towards the development of disease-modifying therapeutics

D Savitt, J Jankovic - Drugs, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative movement
disorder, is characterized by progressive motor and non-motor symptoms [1]. Despite …