GardeninA confers neuroprotection against environmental toxin in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease

Urmila Maitra; Thomas Harding; Qiaoli Liang; Lukasz Ciesla

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-01685-2

Communications Biology (Feb 2021)

GardeninA confers neuroprotection against environmental toxin in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease

Urmila Maitra,
Thomas Harding,
Qiaoli Liang,
Lukasz Ciesla

Affiliations

Urmila Maitra: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama
Thomas Harding: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama
Qiaoli Liang: Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alabama
Lukasz Ciesla: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01685-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Maitra and colleagues identify the neuroprotective properties of GardeninA against environmental toxin-induced neurodegeneration in Drosophila. This study has the potential to influence future research into toxin-induced Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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