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Inhibition and disaggregation of α-synuclein oligomers by natural polyphenolic compounds.
FEBS letters - 20 Apr 2011
Caruana Mario, Högen Tobias, Levin Johannes, Hillmer Andreas, Giese Armin, Vassallo Neville
Abstract excerpt
Aggregation of alpha-synuclein (αS) into oligomers is critically involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Using confocal single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy, we have studied the effects of 14 naturally-occurring polyphenolic compounds and black tea extract on αS oligomer formation. We found that a selected group of polyphenols exhibited potent dose-dependent inhibitory activity on αS...
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