Nitrated alpha-synuclein immunity accelerates degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons.
The neuropathology of Parkinson's disease (PD) includes loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, nitrated alpha-synuclein (N-alpha-Syn) enriched intraneuronal inclusions or Lewy bodies and neuroinflammation. While the contribution of innate microglial inflammatory activities to dis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2147051?pdf=render |