Neuromelanin accumulation drives endogenous synucleinopathy in non-human primates
Julia Chocarro, Alberto J. Rico, Goiaz Ariznabarreta, Elvira Roda, Adriana Honrubia, María Collantes, Iván Peñuelas, Alfonso Vázquez, Ana Isabel Rodriguez-Perez, José Luis Labandeira-García, Miquel Vila, José Luis Lanciego
This study shows that neuromelanin accumulation in non-human primates leads to synucleinopathy and dopaminergic neuron degeneration, mimicking Parkinson's disease pathology.
Brain · Sep 28, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience