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Lindström, VeronicaUppsala universitet,Geriatrik
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Immunotherapy targeting alpha-synuclein, with relevance for future treatment of Parkinson's disease and other Lewy body disorders
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https://doi.org/10.2217/IMT.13.162DOI
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Immunotherapy targeting a-synuclein has evolved as a potential therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, and initial studies on cellular and animal models have shown promising results. alpha-synuclein vaccination of transgenic mice reduced the number of brain inclusions, whereas passive immunization studies demonstrated that antibodies against the C-terminus of alpha-synuclein can pass the blood-brain barrier and affect the pathology. In addition, preliminary evidence suggests that transgenic mice treated with an antibody directed against alpha-synuclein oligomers/protofibrils resulted in reduced levels of such species in the CNS. The underlying mechanisms of immunotherapy are not yet fully understood, but may include antibody-mediated clearance of pre-existing aggregates, prevention of protein propagation between cells and microglia-dependent protein clearance. Thus, immunotherapy targeting alpha-synuclein holds promise, but needs to be further developed as a future disease-modifying treatment in Parkinson's disease and other alpha-synucleinopathies.
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Nordstrom, Eva
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Moller, Christer
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