Linking Glycation and Glycosylation With Inflammation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting about 6.3 million people worldwide. PD is characterized by the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the Substantia nigra pars compacta, resulting into severe motor symptoms. The cellular mechanism...

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Main Authors: Paula A. Q. Videira, Margarida Castro-Caldas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00381/full