Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Selective targeting of the TLR2/MyD88/NF-κB pathway reduces α-synuclein spreading in vitro and in vivo

  • Debashis Dutta,
  • Malabendu Jana,
  • Moumita Majumder,
  • Susanta Mondal,
  • Avik Roy,
  • Kalipada Pahan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25767-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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The mechanisms underlying the spreading of α-synuclein in various α-synucleinopathies are unclear. Here, the authors show that targeting the TLR2/MyD88/NF-κB pathway can reduce α-synuclein spreading, reduce neuroinflammation, and protect dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in mouse models