Exploring sphingolipid implications in neurodegeneration

AV Alessenko, E Albi - Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past decade, it was found that relatively simple sphingolipids, such as ceramide,
sphingosine, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and glucosylceramide play important roles in …

Contribution of astrocytes to neuropathology of neurodegenerative diseases

C Acioglu, L Li, S Elkabes - Brain research, 2021 - Elsevier
Classically, the loss of vulnerable neuronal populations in neurodegenerative diseases was
considered to be the consequence of cell autonomous degeneration of neurons. However …

α-Synuclein induces prodromal symptoms of Parkinson's disease via activating TLR2/MyD88/NF-κB pathway in Schwann cells of vagus nerve in a rat model

Y Cheng, Q Tong, Y Yuan, X Song, W Jiang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence suggests that patients with Parkinson's disease (PD)
present with peripheral autonomic dysfunction (AutD) that even precedes motor deficits …

Intracellular and intercellular mitochondrial dynamics in Parkinson's disease

D Valdinocci, RF Simões, J Kovarova… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The appearance of alpha-synuclein-positive inclusion bodies (Lewy bodies) and the loss of
catecholaminergic neurons are the primary pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease …

Selective neuronal vulnerability in Parkinson's disease

P Gonzalez-Rodriguez, E Zampese… - Progress in brain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, disabling
millions worldwide. Despite the imperative PD poses, at present, there is no cure or means …

Synaptic location is a determinant of the detrimental effects of α-synuclein pathology to glutamatergic transmission in the basolateral amygdala

L Chen, C Nagaraja, S Daniels, ZA Fisk, R Dvorak… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The presynaptic protein α-synuclein (αSyn) has been suggested to be involved in the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). In PD, the amygdala is prone to develop …

Ion channel dysregulation and cellular adaptations to alpha-synuclein in stressful pacemakers of the parkinsonian brainstem

WH Chiu, N Wattad, JA Goldberg - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is diagnosed by its cardinal motor symptoms that are associated
with the loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). However …

Enhancements in Parkinson's Disease Management: Leveraging Levodopa Optimization and Surgical Breakthroughs

R Sharma, A Kour, HK Dewangan - Current Drug Targets, 2025 - benthamdirect.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurological condition caused due to inheritance,
environment, and behavior among various other parameters. The onset, diagnosis, course …

From chronic stress and anxiety to neurodegeneration: Focus on neuromodulation of the axon initial segment

J Radulovic, S Ivkovic, M Adzic - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
To adapt to the sustained demands of chronic stress, discrete brain circuits undergo
structural and functional changes often resulting in anxiety disorders. In some individuals …

α-Synuclein–induced Kv4 channelopathy in mouse vagal motoneurons drives nonmotor parkinsonian symptoms

WH Chiu, L Kovacheva, RE Musgrove… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
No disease-modifying therapy is currently available for Parkinson's disease (PD), the
second most common neurodegenerative disease. The long nonmotor prodromal phase of …