Journal
LIFE-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life10070101
Keywords
neurodegeneration; reactive oxygen species; beta-amyloid; alpha-synuclein; tau protein; mutant huntingtin protein; oxidative stress
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- Russian Federation Government [075-15-2019-1877]
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Aggregation of the misfolded proteins beta-amyloid, tau, huntingtin, and alpha-synuclein is one of the most important steps in the pathology underlying a wide spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders, including the two most common ones-Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Activity and toxicity of these proteins depends on the stage and form of aggregates. Excessive production of free radicals, including reactive oxygen species which lead to oxidative stress, is proven to be involved in the mechanism of pathology in most of neurodegenerative disorders. Both reactive oxygen species and misfolded proteins play a physiological role in the brain, and only deregulation in redox state and aggregation of the proteins leads to pathology. Here, we review the role of misfolded proteins in the activation of ROS production from various sources in neurons and glia. We discuss if free radicals can influence structural changes of the key toxic intermediates and describe the putative mechanisms by which oxidative stress and oligomers may cause neuronal death.
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