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LRRK2: a common pathway for parkinsonism, pathogenesis and prevention?
Ist Teil von
Trends in molecular medicine, 2006-02, Vol.12 (2), p.76-82
Ort / Verlag
England: Elsevier Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2006
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The presence of α-synuclein Lewy body pathology is used to distinguish Parkinson's disease from parkinsonism, for which a broader spectrum of neuropathologies, including tau-immunopositive neurofibrillary tangles and ubiquitin inclusions, might accompany nigral neuronal loss. These neuropathologies define the endpoint of many neurodegenerative disorders but might be symptomatic rather than causative. Mutations in the gene encoding leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (
LRRK2) were recently discovered in late-onset parkinsonism, the phenotype of which can be clinically and pathologically indistinguishable from Parkinson's disease. However, in some kindreds with
LRRK2- associated disease, pathologically distinct forms of parkinsonism, including nigral neuronal loss with Lewy body disease or tau-immunopositive neurofibrillary tangles, were discovered. Understanding the molecular function of the LRRK2 protein and its associated pathways might elucidate the switch between Lewy body pathology and neurofibrillary tangles, and holds promise for prospective therapeutics that might slow or halt progression of many forms of parkinsonism.