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SCIENCE ADVANCES
Volume 6, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz9165
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- Michael J. Fox Foundation [2013-8499]
- Fundacion de Investigacion HM Hospitales (Madrid, Spain)
- Fundacion Seneca [FS19540/PI/14]
- TARGET PD ANR grant
- MINECO/AEI/FEDER-UE [SAF2015-67239-P]
- Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche fellowship
- France Parkinson Foundation
- Bordeaux Imaging Center, part of the national infrastructure France BioImaging [ANR-10INBS-04-0]
- LABEX BRAIN [ANR-10-LABX-43]
- France Alzheimer
- France Parkinson
- ARSEP
- Connaitre les Syndromes Cerebelleux
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Dopaminergic neuronal cell death, associated with intracellular alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn)-rich protein aggregates [termed Lewy bodies (LBs)], is a well-established characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD). Much evidence, accumulated from multiple experimental models, has suggested that alpha-syn plays a role in PD pathogenesis, not only as a trigger of pathology but also as a mediator of disease progression through pathological spreading. Here, we have used a machine learning-based approach to identify unique signatures of neurodegeneration in monkeys induced by distinct alpha-syn pathogenic structures derived from patients with PD. Unexpectedly, our results show that, in nonhuman primates, a small amount of singular alpha-syn aggregates is as toxic as larger amyloid fibrils present in the LBs, thus reinforcing the need for preclinical research in this species. Furthermore, our results provide evidence supporting the true multifactorial nature of PD, as multiple causes can induce a similar outcome regarding dopaminergic neurodegeneration.
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