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ALPHA_SYN

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Enteric Neurons with Alpha-Synuclein Pathology

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Targeting Hypotheses (11)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Astrocyte-Intrinsic NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Alpha-S 0.822 neurodegeneration What are the mechanisms by which gut mic
A downstream LRRK2-Rab10-JIP4 lysosomal stress loop promotes 0.680 neurodegeneration Do pathogenic LRRK2 mutations amplify vo
Physiological SCFAs may reduce alpha-synuclein burden primar 0.650 neurodegeneration Do physiological concentrations of SCFAs
H7: Enteric Nervous System Alpha-Synuclein Propagation Block 0.620 neurodegeneration How does engineered C. butyricum cross t
CSF ApoE- and clusterin-rich lipoprotein particles stabilize 0.606 neurodegeneration Which specific CSF molecular components
Ganglioside-rich extracellular vesicles preserve alpha-synuc 0.582 neurodegeneration Which specific CSF molecular components
Neuronal Subtype-Specific Alpha-Synuclein Expression Normali 0.571 neurodegeneration Which cell types show the most significa
Direct neuronal HDAC inhibition is unlikely to mediate thera 0.560 neurodegeneration Do physiological concentrations of SCFAs
Physiological SCFAs may worsen alpha-synuclein pathology thr 0.550 neurodegeneration Do physiological concentrations of SCFAs
Sulfated glycans and metal-binding CSF proteins brace alpha- 0.489 neurodegeneration Which specific CSF molecular components
Propionate may outperform acetate or butyrate at physiologic 0.440 neurodegeneration Do physiological concentrations of SCFAs

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Experiments (6)

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ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Long-term perampanel treatment in A53T BAC-SNCA mice with PFF injectio validation Lewy body disease 0.950 0.00 A53T BAC-SNCA transgenic mice proposed N/A
Longitudinal TLR2 reporter gene study in α-synuclein mice validation Parkinson's disease 0.900 0.00 Thy1.2-α-synuclein transgenic proposed N/A
PFF uptake in primary hippocampal neurons with inhibitors exploratory Lewy body disease 0.900 0.00 mouse primary hippocampal neur proposed N/A
Dexamethasone treatment study in α-synuclein mice validation Parkinson's disease 0.850 0.00 Thy1.2-α-synuclein transgenic proposed N/A
PFF clearance kinetics in Snca knockout mice validation Lewy body disease 0.800 0.00 Snca knockout mice proposed N/A
TLR expression in α-synuclein overexpressing mice validation Parkinson's disease 0.800 0.00 mice overexpressing human α-sy proposed N/A

Related Papers (12)

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Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Meta-analysis of mRNA dysregulation associated with Parkinson's disease and othe [PMID:41183391] Lin Aung T, Aung YW, Shi X Biomed Phys Eng Express 2026 1
A human striatal-midbrain assembloid model of alpha-synuclein propagation. [PMID:40919647] Tran HD, Shin MK, Yeo XY, Jung S, Junaid Brain 2026 0
Neuronal titration of Snca via enhancer disruption mitigates disease onset in a [PMID:41496593] Boyd RJ, Kho AR, McClymont SA, Loftus SK Brain 2026 0
Perampanel Blocks Transsynaptic α-Synuclein Propagation and Neurodegeneration in [PMID:41508763] Ueda J, Uemura N, Chang J, Hirato T, Ish Mov Disord 2026 0
Analysis of α-synuclein seed amplification assay in carriers of GBA1 and LRRK2 p [PMID:41574889] Fraser KB, Mirelman A, Mabrouk OS, Omer J Parkinsons Dis 2026 0
Aberrant Protein S-Nitrosylation Mimics the Effect of Rare Genetic Mutations in [PMID:41635116] Wang Y, Lipton SA J Neurochem 2026 0
SNCA triplication disrupts proteostasis and extracellular architecture prior to [PMID:41698927] Statoulla E, Zafeiri M, Chalkiadaki K, V NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2026 0
Gene therapy targeting synaptopathy linked with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's dise [PMID:41730496] Panda SP, Saraswat N, Singh V Neuroscience 2026 0
Degradation of alpha-synuclein/SNCA mRNA by RNautophagy. [PMID:41747943] Kabuta C, Hakuno F, Kataoka N, Takahashi Neurochem Int 2026 0
An update on the monogenic causes of Parkinson's disease: Impact on patient stra [PMID:41759745] Asmi S, Krishnan A, Alexander SM, Mohame Ageing Res Rev 2026 0
N-acetyl-l-leucine lowers α-synuclein levels and improves synaptic function in P [PMID:41766663] Song P, Chen C, Franchini R, Duong B, Wa J Clin Invest 2026 0
Genome editing in Parkinson's disease: Unlocking therapeutic avenues through CRI [PMID:41905621] ["Singh R", "Maity P", "Jaiswal C"] Neurochemistry international 2026 0

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Related Research

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Ganglioside-rich extracellular vesicles preserve alpha-synuclein fibril conforma

Score: 0.582 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25

Membrane-derived cofactors in extracellular vesicles maintain polymorph fidelity and templating competence.

Neuronal Subtype-Specific Alpha-Synuclein Expression Normalization

Score: 0.571 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-04

## Mechanistic Overview Neuronal Subtype-Specific Alpha-Synuclein Expression Normalization starts from the claim that mo

Direct neuronal HDAC inhibition is unlikely to mediate therapeutic alpha-synucle

Score: 0.560 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-24

The classic butyrate neuroprotection narrative likely depends on pharmacologic exposure sufficient for HDAC inhibition,

Physiological SCFAs may worsen alpha-synuclein pathology through FFAR2/GPR43-NLR

Score: 0.550 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-24

A key liability hypothesis is that low-range SCFA signaling can be receptor-biased toward inflammasome activation in sus

Sulfated glycans and metal-binding CSF proteins brace alpha-synuclein fibril pol

Score: 0.489 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-25

Electrostatic bridging by glycans and low-abundance proteins preserves disease-relevant fibril architecture.

Propionate may outperform acetate or butyrate at physiological exposure, but mai

Score: 0.440 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-24

Propionate is the most plausible exploratory monotherapy candidate only because it may have somewhat more realistic syst