Spread of pathological α-synuclein from urogenital nerves initiates multiple system atrophy-like symptoms
Xuejing Wang, Mingming Ma, Erxi Wu, Dongyang Teng, Xin Yuan, Lebo Zhou, Rui Zhang, Jing Yao, Yongkang Chen, Danhao Xia, Robert K. F. Teng, Fengfei Wang, Jason Haitao Huang, Zhenyu Yue, Zhuohua Zhang, , Xuebing Ding
This study shows that misfolded α-synuclein spreads from urogenital nerves to the brain, causing MSA-like symptoms through micturition reflex pathways.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience