Neurodegeneration and microgliosis are independent of α-synuclein aggregation in a mouse model of "prion-like" α-synuclein speading
Objective: Our aim was to test if α-synclein aggregation drives neuronal demise and microglial activation in a murine model of induced-α-synucleinopathy. Background: Pathological α-synuclein aggregates…Lewy body extracts from Parkinson’s disease brains as models for high-throughput screens of neurotoxicity and α-synuclein spreading from cell-to-cell
Objective: To validate the effect of Lewy body extracts from Parkinson's disease (PD) brains in high-throughput screens of neurotoxicity and the α-synuclein (α-syn) spreading from…Alpha synuclein and crystallin expression in human lens in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine the Protein Profile of cataract lenses in Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Protein accumulation, mainly αB-crystallin, in the lens causes cataract. PD is…Characteristics of the interaction between different toxic aggregated species of alpha-synuclein and cell membrane
Objective: To determine (1) the interaction rate of each toxic aggregated species of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) with cell membrane compare to the monomeric form, (2) the…A novel single molecule imaging approach to detect individual protein oligomers in CSF from patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD)
Objective: (1) To develop an ultra-sensitive method to visualize single amyloid oligomers and (2) to compare the oligomer load in CSF from patients with PD…Targeting TLR4 for disease modification in multiple system atrophy: Experimental evidence
Objective: To assess the efficacy of toll-like receptor 4(TLR4) agonists to ameliorate the functional and neuropathological phenotype of a transgenic mouse model of multiple system…Detailed proteomic analysis of early PD brain highlights altered expression of mitochondrial proteins as an important event in sporadic PD
Objective: To uncover early pathogenic events occurring prior to neuronal loss and Lewy body formation in human PD brain. Background: In PD, pathological changes spread…Progression of microglial activation and neuroinflammatory responses in a transgenic mouse model of multiple system atrophy
Objective: Our aim was to characterize the progression of microglial activation during disease progression in a transgenic mouse model of multiple system atrophy (MSA). Background:…ESCRT-0 dysfunction compromises autophagic degradation of protein aggregates and facilitates ER stress-mediated neurodegeneration via apoptotic and necroptotic pathways
Objective: Endosomal sorting required for transport (ESCRT) orchestrates endo-lysosomal soring of ubiquitinated proteins, multivesicular body formation. The aim of this study is to elucidate the…Low cerebrospinal fluid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol levels are biomarkers of Parkinsonian disorders, including PSP
Objective: To assess whether Progressive Sopranuclear Palsy (PSP) patients show, in CSF an alteration of catecholamine metabolites. Background: It was reported previously that, consistent with…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.