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TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES
Volume 39, Issue 11, Pages 750-762Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2016.09.003
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- Parkinson's UK [K-1405] Funding Source: researchfish
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In recent years, a new generation of animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) based on ectopic expression, overexpression, or intracerebral injection of the protein alpha-synuclein have emerged. Critically, these models develop inclusions of aggregated alpha-synuclein and/or alpha-synuclein-mediated neuronal loss replicating the defining pathological hallmarks of PD and driving significant advances in the understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underpinning PD. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of this new generation of animal models of PD, ranging from invertebrate to rodent to nonhuman primate. We focus on their strengths and limitations with respect to their highly anticipated contribution to the further understanding of alpha-synuclein pathobiology and the future testing of novel disease -modifying therapeutics.
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