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Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology

Braak, Heiko, Ghebremedhin, Estifanos, Rüb, Udo, Bratzke, Hansjürgen, Del Tredici, Kelly·2004·Cell and Tissue Research

Abstract

The synucleinopathy, idiopathic Parkinson's disease, is a multisystem disorder that involves only a few predisposed nerve cell types in specific regions of the human nervous system. The intracerebral formation of abnormal proteinaceous Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites begins at defined induction sites and advances in a topographically predictable sequence. As the disease progresses, components of the autonomic, limbic, and somatomotor systems become particularly badly damaged. During presymptomatic stages 1-2, inclusion body pathology is confined to the medulla oblongata/pontine tegmentum and olfactory bulb/anterior olfactory nucleus. In stages 3-4, the substantia nigra and other nuclear grays of the midbrain and forebrain become the focus of initially slight and, then, severe pathological changes. At this point, most individuals probably cross the threshold to the symptomatic phase of the illness. In the end-stages 5-6, the process enters the mature neocortex, and the disease manifests itself in all of its clinical dimensions.

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  • Parkinson's disease has distinctive neuropathological brain changes including formation of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites.

    “The disease has distinctive neuropathological brain changes.There is formation of abnormal proteinaceous spherical bodies called Lewy bodies (Fig. 1), and a spindleor thread-like and, in part, branching Lewy neurites in the somata of the involved nerve cells, beginning at defined induction sites and advancing in a topographically predictable sequence within the nervous system (Braak et al. 2004).”

    From The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (2016) · cites this paper as Braak et al. 2004

  • Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites begin at defined induction sites and advance in a topographically predictable sequence within the nervous system in Parkinson's disease.

    “There is formation of abnormal proteinaceous spherical bodies called Lewy bodies (Fig. 1), and a spindleor thread-like and, in part, branching Lewy neurites in the somata of the involved nerve cells, beginning at defined induction sites and advancing in a topographically predictable sequence within the nervous system (Braak et al. 2004).”

    From The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (2016) · cites this paper as Braak et al. 2004

  • In the end stage (stages 5-6) of Parkinson's disease, the process enters the neocortex with a wide variety of clinical manifestations.

    “In the end stage (stage 5-6), the process enters the neocortex with a wide variety of clinical manifestations (Braak et al. 2004).”

    From The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (2016) · cites this paper as Braak et al. 2004

  • In the pre-symptomatic stages (1-2) of Parkinson's disease, inclusion bodies are confined to the medulla oblongata/pontine tegmentum and olfactory bulb/anterior olfactory nucleus.

    “In the pre-symptomatic stages of the disease (stages 1-2), the inclusion bodies are confined to the medulla oblongata/pontine tegmentum and olfactory bulb/anterior olfactory nucleus.”

    From The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (2016) · cites this paper as Braak et al. 2004

  • With progression of Parkinson's disease, the substantia nigra and other nuclei of the midbrain and forebrain become affected (stages 3-4).

    “With progression of the disease, substantia nigra and other nuclei of the midbrain and forebrain become affected (stages 3-4).”

    From The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (2016) · cites this paper as Braak et al. 2004

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Authors
Braak, H., Ghebremedhin, E., Rüb, U., Bratzke, H., & Del Tredici, K.
Affiliations
Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
Corresponding author
Braak, Heiko
Venue
Cell and Tissue Research
Published
2004-08-24
Volume
318
Issue
1
Pages
121-134
ISSN
  • 0302-766X (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0878
OpenAlex
W1999385317
Cited by
2,689
References
5
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FWCI
8.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cell and Tissue Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, synucleinopathies, Lewy bodies, Lewy neurites, disease progression, pathological stage, substantia nigra, medulla oblongata, olfactory bulb, autonomic dysfunction, limbic system, presymptomatic stage, neocortex
MeSH terms
Brain, Humans, Parkinson Disease

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