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Cholesterol and multilamellar bodies: Lysosomal dysfunction in GBA-Parkinson disease.
Autophagy - 1 Jan 2018
García-Sanz Patricia, Orgaz Lorena, Fuentes José M, Vicario Carlos, Moratalla Rosario
Abstract excerpt
Lipid and cholesterol metabolism might play a role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). However, the association between cholesterol and PD is not clearly established. Cholesterol accumulation is closely related to the expression of multilamellar bodies (MLBs). Also, cholesterol controls autophagosome transport. Thus, impaired cholesterol and autophagosome trafficking might lead to robust autophagic...
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