Category Archives: Alpha-Synuclein

Aggregated alpha-synuclein activates microglia: a process leading to disease progression in Parkinson’s disease.

<Note: Iron triggers aggregation of alpha-synuclein.> 1. FASEB J. 2005 Apr;19(6):533-42.  Aggregated alpha-synuclein activates microglia: a process leading to disease progression in Parkinson’s disease. Zhang W, Wang T, Pei Z, Miller DS, Wu X, Block ML, Wilson B, Zhang W, Zhou Y, Hong JS, Zhang J.  Neuropharmacology Section, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute [...]