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The Relationship between Iron and LRRK2 in a 6-OHDA-Induced Parkinson's Disease Model.
International journal of molecular sciences - 13 Feb 2023
Jia Ruru, Liu Yanling, Shuai Ke, Zhou Cheng, Chen Lei, Zhu Li, Wu Xiao-Mei
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is very complex and still needs further exploration. Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is associated with familial PD in mutant forms and sporadic PD in the wild-type form. Abnormal iron accumulation is found in the substantia nigra of PD patients, but its exact effects are not very clear. Here, we show that iron dextran exacerbates the neurological deficit and loss...
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