Immunotherapy targeting alpha-synuclein, with relevance for future treatment of Parkinson's disease and other Lewy body disorders

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.

Ihse, ElisabetUppsala universitet,Geriatrik(Swepub:uu)elihs048 (författare)
Fagerqvist, ThereseUppsala universitet,Geriatrik(Swepub:uu)thewa743 (författare)
Bergström, JoakimUppsala universitet,Geriatrik(Swepub:uu)joakberg (författare)
Nordstrom, Eva (författare)
Moller, Christer (författare)
Lannfelt, LarsUppsala universitet,Geriatrik(Swepub:uu)lalan021 (författare)
Ingelsson, MartinUppsala universitet,Geriatrik(Swepub:uu)maing121 (författare)
Uppsala universitetGeriatrik (creator_code:org_t)

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