Parkinson’s disease, multiple system atrophy and dementia with Lewy bodies, have all something in common. They all belong to a group of neurodegenerative diseases called synucleinopathies, including preclinical Parkinson, characterized by the abnormal accumulation of aggregates of α-synuclein protein in neurons, nerve fibres or glial...
Researchers from the CHU Research centre in Quebec have shown that diet can play a neuroprotective role in a preclinical Parkinson mouse model. They investigated the effects of a omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids-enriched diet, in the form of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), on damaged neurons. C57BL/6...
This poster has been presented at the last 2015 World Parkinson Congress in France, and shows interesting results concerning an antidyskinetic compound in a rat 6 OHDA Parkinson model. Dyskinesias are induced by LDopa, and various parameters are assessed, biochemical and symptomatic. Microdialysis is used to evaluate...
Vaccination is increasingly being investigated as a potential treatment for synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease (synuclein Parkinson), multiple system atrophy, and dementia with Lewy bodies associated with α-synuclein pathology. All lack a causal therapy. Development of novel, disease-altering treatment strategies is...
Preclinical data collected in models of preclinical Parkinson disease (PD) support the neuroprotective potential of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA)-enriched diet on the dopaminergic (DAergic) system. In this study, we investigated the effects of a n-3 PUFA rich diet using a neurorescue/neurorestorative paradigm....
Alpha Synuclein Parkinson: Formation and accumulation of misfolded protein aggregates are a central hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases. In Parkinson’s disease (PD), the aggregation-prone protein alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is the culprit. In the past few years, another piece of the puzzle has been added with data suggesting...