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Melatonin prevents dopaminergic cell loss induced by lentiviral vectors expressing A30P mutant alpha-synuclein.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Aug 2013
Brito-Armas J M, Baekelandt V, Castro-Hernández J R, González-Hernández T, Rodríguez M, Castro R
Abstract excerpt
Two hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) are dopaminergic cell loss and the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions (Lewy bodies). Different point mutations in alpha-synuclein, the main constituent of Lewy bodies, have been identified in familial PD. Alpha-synuclein also constitutes one of the main components of Lewy bodies in sporadic cases of PD. Moreover, oxidant stress and generation of free radicals from both...
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