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Suppression of MAPK attenuates neuronal cell death induced by activated glia-conditioned medium in alpha-synuclein overexpressing SH-SY5Y cells.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 26 Oct 2015
Yshii Lidia M, Denadai-Souza Alexandre, Vasconcelos Andrea R, Avellar Maria Christina W, Scavone Cristoforo
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BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with characteristics and symptoms that are well defined. Nevertheless, its aetiology remains unknown. PD is characterized by the presence of Lewy bodies inside neurons. α-Synuclein (α-syn) is a soluble protein present in the pre-synaptic terminal of neurons. Evidence suggests that α-syn has a fundamental role in PD pathogenesis, given that it is...
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