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Clearing Extracellular Alpha-Synuclein from Cerebrospinal Fluid: A New Therapeutic Strategy in Parkinson’s Disease.
Brain Sci. 2018 Mar 23;8(4). pii: E52. doi: 10.3390/brainsci8040052
Menéndez-González M, Padilla-Zambrano HS, Tomás-Zapico C, García BF
Abstract:
This concept article aims to show the rationale of targeting extracellular α-Synuclein (α-Syn) from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a new strategy to remove this protein from the brain in Parkinson's disease (PD). Misfolding and intracellular aggregation of α-synuclein into Lewy bodies are thought to be crucial in the pathogenesis of PD. Recent research has shown that small amounts of monomeric and oligomeric α-synuclein are released from neuronal cells by exocytosis and that this extracellular alpha-synuclein contributes to neurodegeneration, progressive spreading of alpha-synuclein pathology, and neuroinflammation. In PD, extracellular oligomeric-α-synuclein moves in constant equilibrium between the interstitial fluid (ISF) and the CSF. Thus, we expect that continuous depletion of oligomeric-α-synuclein in the CSF will produce a steady clearance of the protein in the ISF, preventing transmission and deposition in the brain.
PMID: 29570693
Free Full-Text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5924388/
Tags: alpha-synuclein, CSF, interstitial fluid, parkinson's