Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as a model for the study of neural development in Parkinson’s Disease patients carrying GBA mutations
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate in vitro development of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) [1] derived from fibroblasts of Parkinson’s…Variants in the saposin D domain of prosaposin gene are linked to Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate whether the variants of prosaposin can be linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) [1]. Background: Recent growing investigations have promoted the evidence of…GPNMB protein levels in CNS are modulated by PD risk variant rs199347
Objective: This study evaluates protein quantitative trait loci (pQTL) effect of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs199347 in modulating glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) expression…Protective role of astrocytes on α-synuclein accumulation and propagation
Objective: This study is aimed to investigate the role of astrocytes on the accumulation and propagation of α-synuclein (a-syn), the main component of Lewy bodies/neurites,…New compound increasing glucocerebrosidase activity on primary cell cultures obtained from patients with GBA-associated Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine whether new chemical modifications of the previously described allosteric GCase chaperone N607 (Aflaki E et.al Neurosc. 2016) increase GCase activity in monocyte-derived…Movement disorders in late-onset inborn errors of metabolism – a new diagnostic algorithm
Objective: We propose a novel diagnostic algorithm to help clinicians to diagnose inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) in adolescents and adults that present with a…Dysphagia in Adults with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
Objective: We aimed to (1) characterise baseline swallow function in people with NPC and (2) evaluate the impact of Miglustat treatment on the swallowing process.…Looking “cherry red spot myoclonus” in the eyes
Objective: To describe eye movements in a cohort of patients affected with Sialidosis type 1. Background: Sialidosis, or Mucolipidosis type 1, is a rare autosomal…Impaired lysosomal catabolism of alpha-synuclein in parkinsonian LRRK2(R1441G) mutant mouse embryonic fibroblasts
Objective: Using a unique fluorescence-based flow cytometry assay on LRRK2(R1441G) mutant mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) to elucidate whether pathogenic LRRK2 mutation affects cellular lysosomal degradation…Ambroxol treatment of primary macrophages derived from patients with GBA-associated Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the restoration of GCase activity in macrophages from GBA-PD patients using pharmacological chaperone ambroxol. Background: Mutations…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.