Picornavirus May Be Linked to Parkinson’s Disease through Viral Antigen in Dopamine-Containing Neurons of Substantia Nigra

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease linked with the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the brain region called substantia nigra and caused by unknown pathogenic mechanisms. Two currently recognized prominent features of PD are an inflammatory response manifested by glial reaction an...

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Main Authors: Bo Niklasson, Lars Lindquist, William Klitz, Sten Fredrikson, Roland Morgell, Reza Mohammadi, Netherlands Brain Bank, Yervand Karapetyan, Elisabet Englund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/3/599