Crosslinking of α-synuclein by advanced glycation endproducts — an early pathophysiological step in Lewy body formation?
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An excess of reactive carbonyl compounds (carbonyl stress) and their reaction products, advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), are thought to play a decisive role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders and Parkinson's disease (PD) in particular. Accumulation of AGEs in various intracellular pathological hallmarks of PD, such as Lewy bodies, densely crosslinked intracellular protein deposits formed from neurofilament components and alpha-synuclein, have already been described in patients in advanced stages of the disease. There is, however, no indication of the involvement of AGE-induced crosslinking of alpha-synuclein in very early stages of the disease. In this study, we observed that AGEs and alpha-synuclein are similarly distributed in very early Lewy bodies in the human brain in cases with incidental Lewy body disease. These cases might be viewed as pre-Parkinson patients, i.e. patients who came for autopsy before the possible development of clinical signs of PD. AGEs are both markers of transition metal induced oxidative stress as well as, inducers of protein crosslinking and free radical formation by chemical and cellular processes. Thus, it is likely that AGE promoted formation of Lewy bodies reflects very early causative changes rather than late epiphenomenons of PD.
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AGEs cross-linked with α-synuclein are present in PD brains and result in aggregation of α-synuclein toxic oligomers.
“AGEs cross-linked with α-synuclein are also present in PD brains, resulting in the aggregation of α-synuclein toxic oligomers115,116.”
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- Authors
- Münch, G., Lüth, H. J., Wong, A., Arendt, T., Hirsch, E., Ravid, R., & Riederer, P.
- Affiliations
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Netherlands Brain Bank (NL)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Riederer, P.
- Venue
- Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-12
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 253-257
- ISSN
- 0891-0618 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2076508298
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 4.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Parkinson Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Advanced Glycation End Products research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Keywords
- alpha-synuclein, advanced glycation end products, protein cross-linking, Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, incidental Lewy body disease, carbonyl stress, oxidative stress, neurodegeneration, early pathogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Animals, Antibodies, Cross-Linking Reagents, Female, Humans, Male, Nerve Degeneration, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Parkinson Disease, Rabbits, Solubility, Lewy Bodies, Glycation End Products, Advanced, Oxidative Stress, Synucleins, alpha-Synuclein
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