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ArticleAgeing and neurodegenerative diseases2025

Advances in autophagy for Parkinson's disease pathogenesis and treatment.

Xiaojie Zhang, Huan Zhang, Jie Dong, Huaibin Cai, Weidong Le

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Xiaojie ZhangTransgenics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Huan ZhangDepartment of Ultrasonography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China.
Jie DongTransgenics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Huaibin CaiTransgenics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Weidong LeShanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai 201318, China.

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The Function and Pathogenic Mechanisms of LRRK2/Dardarin in Parkinson's DiseaseZIAAG000944 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2009 to 2025
$10.2M
Pathobiological Studies of Neurodegenerative DiseasesZ01AG000959 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2004 to 2008
$1.7M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000959Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AG000944
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a cellular process essential for maintaining neuronal homeostasis by degrading and recycling damaged organelles and proteins. Impairments in canonical autophagy pathways, such as macroautophagy, chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), and mitophagy, are linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis, contributing to α-synuclein aggregation and dopaminergic neuronal loss. Moreover, the recent discovery of noncanonical autophagy highlights the unexpected roles of autophagy-related proteins in protein degradation beyond the canonical autophagy pathways. Advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of autophagy provide potential therapeutic strategies to modulate this pathway in PD. Key therapeutic targets include mTOR and AMPK, with compounds like rapamycin, trehalose, and resveratrol showing promise in preclinical models. Enhancing lysosomal function and mitophagy also presents a viable strategy to alleviate PD symptoms. This review emphasizes the complex roles of autophagy in PD and highlights the potential of autophagy modulation as a promising therapeutic strategy for treating the disease.

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autophagychaperone-mediated autophagylysosomemitophagyParkinson’s disease

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PMID41536634
PMCPMC12797875

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