VDAC1: A Key Player in the Mitochondrial Landscape of Neurodegeneration by Shirel Argueti-Ostrovsky, Shir Barel, Joy Kahn, Adrian Israelson

“…This review summarizes the current findings on the contribution of VDAC1 to neurodegeneration, focusing on its interactions with disease-specific proteins, such as amyloid-β, α-synuclein, and mutant SOD1. By unraveling the complex involvement of VDAC1 in neurodegenerative processes, this review highlights potential avenues for future research and drug development aimed at alleviating mitochondrial-related neurodegeneration.…”
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Site-specific seeding of Lewy pathology induces distinct pre-motor cellular and dendritic vulnerabilities in the cortex by Hammad F. Khan, Sayan Dutta, Alicia N. Scott, Shulan Xiao, Saumitra Yadav, Xiaoling Chen, Uma K. Aryal, Tamara L. Kinzer-Ursem, Jean-Christophe Rochet, Krishna Jayant

“…Here, we show that seeding of α-synuclein preformed fibrils in mouse dorsal striatum and motor cortex leads to distinct prodromal-phase cortical dysfunction across months. …”
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Inflammasomes in neurodegenerative diseases by Qianchen Wang, Songwei Yang, Xuan Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Liping Chen, Wanxue Wang, Naihong Chen, Jiaqing Yan

“…In neurodegenerative diseases and neuroinflammation, the accumulation of misfolded proteins, such as beta-amyloid and alpha-synuclein, can lead to inflammasome activation, resulting in the release of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. …”
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Methyl-Arginine Profile of Brain from Aged PINK1-KO+A53T-SNCA Mice Suggests Altered Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Georg Auburger, Suzana Gispert, Nadine Brehm

“…Hereditary Parkinson’s disease can be triggered by an autosomal dominant overdose of alpha-Synuclein (SNCA) or the autosomal recessive deficiency of PINK1. …”
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Current Perspectives in Detection of Bioactive Compounds From Costus spicatus Through GC–MS and LC-MS/MS: Antioxidant Properties and In Silico Analysis for Industrial Applications... by Dharmar Manimaran, Ararsa Tessema, M. Govindarajulu Yadav, S. Parthasarathi, Vasan Palanisamy

“…In this study, we performed molecular docking and found that four compounds exhibited promising binding affinities with predicted binding sites on alpha-synuclein. Notably, Androsta [17-16-b] furan-5′-imine, 4′-methylene-3-methoxy-N-cyclohexyl- showed the highest docking interaction score of −7.4, indicating a strong binding affinity. …”
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The Emerging Roles of the Calcineurin-Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Lymphocytes Pathway in Nervous System Functions and Diseases by Maulilio John Kipanyula, Wahabu Hamisi Kimaro, Paul F. Seke Etet

“…Neurotoxins such as amyloid-β, tau protein, and α-synuclein trigger abnormal calcineurin/NFAT signaling activities. …”
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Lewy body diseases and the gut by Timothy R. Sampson, Malú Gámez Tansey, Andrew B. West, Rodger A. Liddle

“…Recent experimental and human observational studies raise the possibility that pathogenic alpha-synuclein (⍺-syn) might develop in the GI tract and subsequently spread to susceptible brain regions. …”
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Diagnostic Test to Identify Parkinson’s Disease from the Blood Sera of Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Guangan Tong, Pingping Zhang, Wenbin Hu, Kun Zhang, Xianwen Chen

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease, a hallmark by the formation of misfolded and aggregated α-synuclein proteins. The expression of potential microRNA (miRNA) candidates isolated from serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exosomes of PD patients was assessed for their diagnostic value and their potential role as biomarkers for PD was explored. …”
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Hippocampal Proliferation Is Increased in Presymptomatic Parkinson’s Disease and due to Microglia by Karlijn J. Doorn, Benjamin Drukarch, Anne-Marie van Dam, Paul J. Lucassen

“…Besides dopamine-deficiency related motor symptoms, nonmotor symptoms, including cognitive changes occur in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, that may relate to accumulation of α-synuclein in the hippocampus (HC). This brain region also contains stem cells that can proliferate. …”
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Gut–brain axis and neuropsychiatric health: recent advances by Ceymi Doenyas, Gerard Clarke, Renáta Cserjési

“…The use of in vivo animal models has demonstrated that preformed α-synuclein fibrils (PFFs) can travel from the gut to the brain in a dosage-dependent manner, thereby supporting the “gut-first” theory in the context of PD, a theory that is explored in this Collection using in vitro approaches. …”
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Regulatory roles of eugenol in paraquat-altered SNCA/LZTS3/MAPT in the cerebellum of Wistar rats by Obinna Onwe Uchewa, Augustine Oseloka Ibegbu, Samuel Okoronkwo Okafor, Joseph Alo Nwafor, Ogugua Augustine Egwu

“…Abstract Background The Microtubules-associated protein tau (MAPT), alpha-synuclein (SNCA), and leucine zipper tumor suppressor 3 (LZTS3) genes are implicated in neurodegeneration and tumor suppression, respectively. …”
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Skin Temperature in Parkinson’s Disease Measured by Infrared Thermography by Mathias Møller Purup, Karoline Knudsen, Pall Karlsson, Astrid Juhl Terkelsen, Per Borghammer

“…Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often show peripheral autonomic dysfunction and depositions of pathological alpha-synuclein aggregates in the skin. However, functional consequences of this skin involvement have received little attention. …”
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Effect of Centella asiatica Leaf Extract on the Dietary Supplementation in Transgenic Drosophila Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Yasir Hasan Siddique, Falaq Naz, Smita Jyoti, Ambreen Fatima, Saba Khanam, Rahul, Fahad Ali, Syed Faiz Mujtaba, Mohammad Faisal

“…The role of Centella asiatica L. leaf extract was studied on the transgenic Drosophila model flies expressing normal human alpha synuclein (h-αS) in the neurons. The leaf extract was prepared in acetone and was subjected to GC-MS analysis. …”
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Iron(ing) out parkinsonisms: The interplay of proteinopathy and ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease and tau-related parkinsonisms by Maria João da Costa Caiado, Amalia M. Dolga, Wilfred F.A. den Dunnen

“…Thus, we explore the current findings relating to the relationship of parkinsonism proteinopathy (α-synuclein in PD, and tau in PSP/CBD) paralleled to a specific form of cell death, ferroptosis. …”
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Dysregulation of Metabolic Peptides Precedes Hyperinsulinemia and Inflammation Following Exposure to Rotenone in Rats by Vandana Zaman, Denise Matzelle, Naren L. Banik, Azizul Haque

“…It is a classical, high-affinity mitochondrial complex I inhibitor that causes not only oxidative stress, α-synuclein phosphorylation, DJ-1 (Parkinson’s disease protein 7) modifications, and inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome system but it is also widely considered an environmental contributor to Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Oxidative stress and dysregulated long noncoding RNAs in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease by Jialu Wang, Meitong Liu, Jiuhan Zhao, Pan Hu, Lianbo Gao, Shen Tian, Jin Zhang, Huayan Liu, Xiaoxue Xu, Zhenwei He

“…Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are more than 200 nucleotides in length, are also involved in the pathogenesis of PD at the transcriptional level via epigenetic regulation, or at the post-transcriptional level by participating in physiological processes, including aggregation of the α-synuclein, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, calcium stabilization, and neuroinflammation. …”
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Recent advances in nanotechnology for Parkinson’s disease: diagnosis, treatment, and future perspectives by Virendra Kumar Yadav, Seshathiri Dhanasekaran, Nisha Choudhary, Deepak Nathiya, Vishal Thakur, Rachna Gupta, Sheersha Pramanik, Pankaj Kumar, Nishant Gupta, Ashish Patel

“…This review provides insights into the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease, highlighting the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, the role of alpha-synuclein, and the disruption of dopaminergic pathways. …”
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Copper homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases by Yuanyuan Wang, Daidi Li, Kaifei Xu, Guoqing Wang, Feng Zhang

“…Additionally, copper can bind aberrantly to several neuronal proteins, including alpha-synuclein, tau, superoxide dismutase 1, and huntingtin, thereby inducing neurotoxicity and ultimately cell death. …”
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Adolescent mice exposed to TBI developed PD-like pathology in middle age by Rong Sha, Mingzhe Wu, Pengfei Wang, Ziyuan Chen, Wei Lei, Shimiao Wang, Shun Gong, Guobiao Liang, Rui Zhao, Yingqun Tao

“…The loss of tyrosine hydroxylase positive (TH+) neurons in the SN were partly associated with the accumulation of misfolded a-Synuclein and the cytoplasmic translocation of TDP-43 from nuclear. …”
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NMR Studies on the Structure of Yeast Sis1 and the Dynamics of Its Interaction with Ssa1-EEVD by Carolina O. Matos, Glaucia M. S. Pinheiro, Icaro P. Caruso, Gisele C. Amorim, Fabio C. L. Almeida, Carlos H. I. Ramos

“…We propose that the interaction between EEVD and Sis1 facilitates the dissociation of α-helix 6, promoting a conformational state that is more favorable for interaction with Ssa1. We also employed α-synuclein as a substrate to investigate the competitive nature between EEVD and the client protein. …”
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