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Lewy bodies

Shults, Clifford W.·2006·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Lewy bodies (LB) in the substantia nigra are a cardinal pathological feature of Parkinson's disease, but they occur in a number of neurodegenerative diseases and can be widespread in the nervous system. The characteristics, locations, and composition of LB are reviewed, with particular attention to α-synuclein (α-SYN), which appears to be the major component of LB. The propensity for α-SYN, a presynaptic protein widely expressed in the brain, to aggregate is because of an amyloidogenic central region. The factors that favor the aggregation of α-SYN and mechanisms of toxicity are examined, and a mechanism through which aggregates of α-SYN could induce mitochondrial dysfunction and/or release of proapoptotic molecules is proposed.

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Authors
Shults, C. W.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2006-01-31
Volume
103
Issue
6
Pages
1661-1668
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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W2573367782
Cited by
476
References
193
FWCI
22.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
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