«One possible explanation is that UPDRS reflects primarily deficits arising from
nigrostriatal degeneration, whereas CSF α - synuclein levels are influenced by the whole brain and may serve as a proxy for total brain pathology,» says Dr. Zhang.
Not exact matches
The Toll - Like Receptor - 3 Agonist Polyinosinic: Polycytidylic Acid Triggers
Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic
Degeneration
In terms of pathogenic mechanisms of PD, given that miR - 181a is selectively up - regulated in
nigrostriatal DA neurons of the PD brain [13], our current findings suggest that this up - regulation in miR - 181a may contribute to the ongoing mDA axonal
degeneration by inhibiting BMP - Smad signalling in vivo.