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Studying Pre-formed Fibril Induced α-Synuclein Accumulation in Primary Embryonic Mouse Midbrain Dopamine Neurons
Published on: August 16, 2020
Extracellular α--synuclein-a novel and crucial factor in Lewy body diseases
He-Jin Lee1, Eun-Jin Bae2, Seung-Jae Lee2
1Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Korea.
Abstract:
Misfolding and intracellular aggregation of α-synuclein are thought to be crucial factors in the pathogenesis of Lewy body diseases (LBDs), such as Parkinson disease. However, the pathogenic modifications of this protein and the mechanisms underlying its activity have not been fully characterized. Recent studies suggest that small amounts of α-synuclein are released from neuronal cells by unconventional exocytosis, and that this extracellular α-synuclein contributes to the major pathological features of LBD, such as neurodegeneration, progressive spreading of α-synuclein pathology, and neuroinflammation. In this article, we review a rapidly growing body of literature on possible mechanisms by which extracellular α-synuclein contributes to LBD pathology, and discuss therapeutic approaches to target this form of α-synuclein to halt disease progression.
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