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MOLECULAR NEURODEGENERATION
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-4-24
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- NIH [AG13966, ES013508]
- NIEHS Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology
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While numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, the theory of oxidative stress has received considerable support. Although many correlations have been established and encouraging evidence has been obtained, conclusive proof of causation for the oxidative stress hypothesis is lacking and potential cures have not emerged. Therefore it is likely that other factors, possibly in coordination with oxidative stress, contribute to neuron death. Using Parkinson's disease (PD) as the paradigm, this review explores the hypothesis that oxidative modifications, mitochondrial functional disruption, and impairment of protein degradation constitute three interrelated molecular pathways that execute neuron death. These intertwined events are the consequence of environmental exposure, genetic factors, and endogenous risks and constitute a Bermuda triangle that may be considered the underlying cause of neurodegenerative pathogenesis.
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