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[Cellular pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Nov 2008
Takeda Atsushi, Sugeno Naoto, Hasegawa Takafumi, Kobayashi Michiko, Kikuchi Akio
Abstract excerpt
To explore pathogenesis of synucleinopathy including Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy, we developed cellular model for synucleinopathy. In this experimental model, alpha-synuclein was overexpressed in SH-SY5Y cells, which were then exposed to mitochondrial toxins. The data thus obtained suggested the followings. (1) By the treatment with rotenone, wild type alpha-synuclein overexpressing cells...
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