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Lewy body–like pathology in long-term embryonic nigral transplants in Parkinson's disease

Kordower, Jeffrey H, Chu, Yaping, Hauser, Robert A, Freeman, Thomas B, Olanow, C Warren·2008·Nature Medicine

Abstract

Fourteen years after transplantation into the striatum of an individual with Parkinson's disease, grafted nigral neurons were found to have Lewy body-like inclusions that stained positively for alpha-synuclein and ubiquitin and to have reduced immunostaining for dopamine transporter. These pathological changes suggest that Parkinson's disease is an ongoing process that can affect grafted cells in the striatum in a manner similar to host dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra. These findings have implications for cell-based therapies and for understanding the cause of Parkinson's disease.

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  • Previous evidence suggested prion-like cell-to-cell transmission of α-synuclein.

    “Previous evidence suggested “prion-like” cell-to-cell transmission of α-synuclein9,10.”
  • In post-mortem studies of PD patients with intrastriatal grafts, 1-5% of grafted dopaminergic neurons exhibited detectable LRP 12-22 years post-transplantation.

    “These studies showed that 1-5% of the grafted dopaminergic neurons exhibited detectable LRP 12-22 years post-transplantation (n=2 patients [205], n=1 patient [206], n=3 patients [207]), which increased to 11-12% after 24 years (n=1 patient [208]).”

    From α-synuclein in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease (2019) · cites this paper as [206]

  • The most widely cited studies in support of the prion-like spread of LRP come from post-mortem studies of two PD patient cohorts who received robust long-term intrastriatal grafts of human fetal midbrain tissue.

    “The most widely cited studies in support of the prion-like spread of LRP comes from post-mortem studies of two PD patient cohorts who received robust long-term intrastriatal grafts of human fetal midbrain tissue [205–208].”

    From α-synuclein in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease (2019) · cites this paper as [206]

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Authors
Kordower, J. H., Chu, Y., Hauser, R. A., Freeman, T. B., & Olanow, C. W.
Affiliations
  • Rush University Medical Center (US)
  • University of South Florida (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Kordower, Jeffrey H
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2008-04-06
Volume
14
Issue
5
Pages
504-506
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2044407202
Cited by
1,722
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 58 · 2025: 69 · 2024: 75 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 118 · 2021: 108 · 2020: 131 · 2019: 116 · 2018: 98 · 2017: 115 · 2016: 92 · 2015: 85 · 2014: 85 · 2013: 119 · 2012: 95
FWCI
62.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (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
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, Lewy body-like inclusions, alpha-synuclein, ubiquitin, dopamine transporter, striatum, cell therapy, substantia nigra
MeSH terms
Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease, Substantia Nigra, Fetal Tissue Transplantation, Brain Tissue Transplantation, Lewy Bodies, Treatment Outcome, Disease Progression, Ubiquitin, alpha-Synuclein

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