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Modest improvement of metabolic and behavioral deficits with long-term ambroxol treatment in a Pink1-/-SNCAA53T double mutant mouse model of Parkinson's disease.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Apr 2026
Franck Luisa, Valek Lucie, Hahnefeld Lisa, Trautmann Sandra, Angioni Carlo, Weyer Marc-Philipp, Thomas Dominique, Gurke Robert, Wittig Ilka, Geisslinger Gerd, Tegeder Irmgard
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) involves α-synuclein (αSyn) oligomerization and aggregation, processes facilitated by glycosphingolipids. Defective glycosphingolipid transport and degradation-especially via the lipid-degrading enzyme glucocerebrosidase 1 (GCase, gene GBA1)-aggravate PD and increase dementia risk. Ambroxol is a mucolytic drug and has emerged as a promising add-on therapy for PD since it acts as a...
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