Could α-Synuclein Modulation of Insulin and Dopamine Identify a Novel Link Between Parkinson’s Disease and Diabetes as Well as Potential Therapies?

Characterizing the normal function(s) of the protein α-Synuclein (aSyn) has the potential to illuminate links between Parkinson’s disease (PD) and diabetes and also point the way toward new therapies for these disorders. Here we provide a perspective for consideration based on our discovery that aSy...

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Main Authors: Guadalupe Vidal-Martinez, Barbara Yang, Javier Vargas-Medrano, Ruth G. Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00465/full