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Parkinson's Disease Patient-Specific Striatum Organoids Show Hallmarks of Increased Inflammation.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Apr 2026
Barmpa Kyriaki, Saraiva Claudia, Zagare Alise, Tuzza Mona, Longworth Joseph, Zuccoli Elisa, Hufnagel Katrin, Skwirblies Florian, Schmidt Ronny, Brenner Dirk, Schröder Christoph, Schwamborn Jens C
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BACKGROUND: Dopaminergic neurons from the substantia nigra pars compacta project their axons into the dorsal striatum, forming the nigrostriatal pathway. In Parkinson's disease (PD), dopaminergic terminals degenerate in the striatum, leading to dopamine depletion, which in turn causes alterations in the basal ganglia circuits that are essential for movement control. However, the reasons for dopaminergic neuron...
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