Search Results - "Volpicelli, Laura A"
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Neuronal vulnerability in Parkinson disease: Should the focus be on axons and synaptic terminals?
Published in Movement disorders (01-10-2019)“…ABSTRACT While current effective therapies are available for the symptomatic control of PD, treatments to halt the progressive neurodegeneration still do not…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of phospho‐Ser129 α‐synuclein monoclonal antibodies
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (15-08-2018)“…α‐Synuclein (α‐syn) is an abundant presynaptic protein that is the primary constituent of inclusions that define Lewy body diseases (LBDs). In these…”
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Initiation and propagation of α-synuclein aggregation in the nervous system
Published in Molecular neurodegeneration (06-03-2020)“…The two main pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease are loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and proteinaceous amyloid fibrils…”
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Differential LRRK2 expression in the cortex, striatum, and substantia nigra in transgenic and nontransgenic rodents
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (01-08-2014)“…ABSTRACT Mutations in leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are found in a significant proportion of late‐onset Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Elucidating…”
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microRNA-155 Regulates Alpha-Synuclein-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Models of Parkinson Disease
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (24-02-2016)“…Increasing evidence points to inflammation as a chief mediator of Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of…”
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Effects of α-synuclein on axonal transport
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-09-2017)“…Abstract Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites composed primarily of α-synuclein characterize synucleinopathies including Parkinson ' s disease (PD) and Dementia with…”
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α-Synuclein fibril-induced inclusion spread in rats and mice correlates with dopaminergic Neurodegeneration
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-09-2017)“…Abstract Proteinaceous inclusions in neurons, composed primarily of α-synuclein, define the pathology in several neurodegenerative disorders. Neurons can…”
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Abrogation of α-synuclein–mediated dopaminergic neurodegeneration in LRRK2-deficient rats
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-06-2014)“…Missense mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene can cause late-onset Parkinson disease. Past studies have provided conflicting evidence for…”
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LRRK2 Antisense Oligonucleotides Ameliorate α-Synuclein Inclusion Formation in a Parkinson’s Disease Mouse Model
Published in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids (15-09-2017)“…No treatments exist to slow or halt Parkinson’s disease (PD) progression; however, inhibition of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) activity represents one…”
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Behavioral defects associated with amygdala and cortical dysfunction in mice with seeded α-synuclein inclusions
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-02-2020)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is defined by motor symptoms such as tremor at rest, bradykinesia, postural instability, and stiffness. In addition to the classical…”
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Pα-syn mitotoxicity is linked to MAPK activation and involves tau phosphorylation and aggregation at the mitochondria
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-04-2019)“…We recently identified a truncated and phosphorylated form of α-synuclein, pα-syn*, as a key neurotoxic α-synuclein species found in cultured neurons, as well…”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Synaptic and Axon Degeneration in Parkinson's Disease
Published in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience (02-03-2021)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impairs movement as well as causing multiple other symptoms such as autonomic…”
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Characterization of Central Inhibitory Muscarinic Autoreceptors by the Use of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Knock-Out Mice
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (01-03-2002)“…Forebrain muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors (mAChRs; M1-M5) are predicted to play important roles in many fundamental central functions, including…”
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Excitatory synaptic structural abnormalities produced by templated aggregation of α-syn in the basolateral amygdala
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-09-2024)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are characterized by neuronal α-synuclein (α-syn) inclusions termed Lewy Pathology, which are…”
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Pathological α-synuclein recruits LRRK2 expressing pro-inflammatory monocytes to the brain
Published in Molecular neurodegeneration (10-01-2022)“…Leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) and SNCA are genetically linked to late-onset Parkinson's disease (PD). Aggregated α-synuclein pathologically defines PD…”
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Exogenous α-Synuclein Fibrils Induce Lewy Body Pathology Leading to Synaptic Dysfunction and Neuron Death
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (06-10-2011)“…Inclusions composed of α-synuclein (α-syn), i.e., Lewy bodies (LBs) and Lewy neurites (LNs), define synucleinopathies including Parkinson's disease (PD) and…”
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How can rAAV‐α‐synuclein and the fibril α‐synuclein models advance our understanding of Parkinson's disease?
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-10-2016)“…Animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) are important for understanding the mechanisms of the disease and can contribute to developing and validating novel…”
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Parkinson's disease pathology is directly correlated to SIRT3 in human subjects and animal models: Implications for AAV.SIRT3-myc as a disease-modifying therapy
Published in Neurobiology of disease (15-10-2023)“…In Parkinson's disease (PD), post-mortem studies in affected brain regions have demonstrated a decline in mitochondrial number and function. This combined with…”
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α-Synuclein fibril-induced paradoxical structural and functional defects in hippocampal neurons
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (01-05-2018)“…Neuronal inclusions composed of α-synuclein (α-syn) characterize Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Cognitive dysfunction defines…”
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