ReviewNeurochemical research2007
Disturbance of iron metabolism as a contributing factor to SN hyperechogenicity in Parkinson's disease: implications for idiopathic and monogenetic forms.
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- Substantia Nigra Hyperechogenicity Reflects the Progression of Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration in 6-OHDA Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2020Article
- No effects without causes: the Iron Dysregulation and Dormant Microbes hypothesis for chronic, inflammatory diseases.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2018Review
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- Parkinson's Disease: The Mitochondria-Iron Link.Parkinson's disease · 2016Review
- Eryptosis as a marker of Parkinson's disease.Aging · 2014Article
- Does structural neuroimaging reveal a disturbance of iron metabolism in Parkinson's disease? Implications from MRI and TCS studies.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2012Review
- Baicalin and deferoxamine alleviate iron accumulation in different brain regions of Parkinson's disease rats.Neural regeneration research · 2012Article
- Substantia nigra echogenicity in Parkinson's disease: relation to serum iron and C-reactive protein.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2012Article
- Drug targets from genetics: α-synuclein.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2011Review
- Basal ganglia hyperechogenicity does not distinguish between patients with primary dystonia and healthy individuals.Journal of neurology · 2011Article
- Substantia nigra hyperechogenicity is a risk marker of Parkinson's disease: no.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2011Article
- Iron-dependent functions of mitochondria--relation to neurodegeneration.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2011Review
- Towards a unifying, systems biology understanding of large-scale cellular death and destruction caused by poorly liganded iron: Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's, prions, bactericides, chemical toxicology and others as examples.Archives of toxicology · 2010Review
- [Innovative MRI techniques in Parkinson's disease].Der Nervenarzt · 2010Review
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Abstract
A number of investigations have provided evidence for a central role of iron in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently it could be demonstrated that iron related changes of the substantia nigra may be one important factor contributing to the hyperechogenicity typicall visualized by transcranial sonography in idiopathic PD. Moreover, also patients with monogenetically caused PD show this hyperechogenicity, although to a lesser extent. According to numerous findings and experiments it seems plausible that iron also contributes to the pathophysiological cascades in the monogenetic forms of PD. Therefore, it is not only essential to acknowledge the pivotal role of iron for PD, but also to enhance the effort in finding therapeutic strategies to prevent the impact of iron on neurodegenerative processes. Moreover, early detection of subjects at risk is essential for the application of therapeutic strategies at a stage at which neuroprotection is still possible.
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