NeuroscienceJCI InsightPeer-reviewed
Gut mucosal cells transfer alpha-synuclein to the vagus nerve
Rashmi Chandra, Arpine Sokratian, Katherine Ramos Chavez…·Rodger A. Liddle
The paper shows that gut mucosal cells can transfer alpha-synuclein to the vagus nerve, suggesting a non-neuronal source of fibrillar alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease.
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