Article
Recent advances in targeting LRRK2 for Parkinson's disease treatment.
Journal of translational medicine - 8 Jul 2025
Karami Mahsa, Sanaye Pantea Majma, Ghorbani Atousa, Amirian Roshanak, Goleij Pouya, Babamohamadi Mehregan, Izadi Zhila
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with severe movement problems. Current treatments mainly focus on symptom management by reducing dopaminergic pathways in the brain. Despite these therapies, ongoing disease progression undermines the effectiveness of prevalent approaches, necessitating exploring alternative methods anchored on genetic factors, notably the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2...
Topics
- Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
- Humans
- Parkinson Disease
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Animals
- Mutation
- Clinical Trials as Topic
