Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Parkinson's disease: biomarkers, treatment, and risk factors

FN Emamzadeh, A Surguchov - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused mainly by
lack of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in movement …

The release of toxic oligomers from α-synuclein fibrils induces dysfunction in neuronal cells

R Cascella, SW Chen, A Bigi, JD Camino… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The self-assembly of α-synuclein (αS) into intraneuronal inclusion bodies is a key
characteristic of Parkinson's disease. To define the nature of the species giving rise to …

Marine natural products

AR Carroll, BR Copp, RA Davis, RA Keyzers… - Natural product …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: January to December 2017 This review covers the literature published in 2017 for
marine natural products (MNPs), with 740 citations (723 for the period January to December …

The role of α-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson's disease

X Du, X **e, R Liu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
α-synuclein (α-syn) is a protein associated with the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
(PD), the second most common neurodegeneration disease with no effective treatment …

Initiation and propagation of α-synuclein aggregation in the nervous system

BA Hijaz, LA Volpicelli-Daley - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
The two main pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease are loss of dopamine neurons
in the substantia nigra pars compacta and proteinaceous amyloid fibrils composed mostly of …

Disease modification in Parkinson's disease: current approaches, challenges, and future considerations

AE Lang, AJ Espay - Movement Disorders, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The greatest unmet therapeutic need in Parkinson's disease is the development of treatment
that slows the relentless progression of the neurodegenerative process. The concept of …

Parkinson disease and the gut: new insights into pathogenesis and clinical relevance

RA Travagli, KN Browning, M Camilleri - … Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2020 - nature.com
The classic view portrays Parkinson disease (PD) as a motor disorder resulting from loss of
substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic neurons. Multiple studies, however, describe …

Emerging therapies in Parkinson disease—repurposed drugs and new approaches

A Elkouzi, V Vedam-Mai, RS Eisinger… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) treatment options have conventionally focused on dopamine
replacement and provision of symptomatic relief. Current treatments cause undesirable …

Polyamines in Parkinson's disease: balancing between neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

S Vrijsen, M Houdou, A Cascalho… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are abundant polycations of vital
importance in mammalian cells. Their cellular levels are tightly regulated by degradation …