Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common age-related neurodegenerative diseases. This pathology causes a significant loss of dopaminergic neurons in the Substantia Nigra. Several reports have claimed a role of defective nuclear and mitochondrial DNA repair pathways in PD etiology, in particular, of the Base Excision Repair (BER) system. In addition, recent findings, related to PD progression, indicate that oxidative stress pathways involving c-Abl and GST could also be implicated in this pathology. This review focuses on recently described networks most likely involved in an integrated manner in the course of PD.

Details

Title
Parkinson's Disease: A Complex Interplay of Mitochondrial DNA Alterations and Oxidative Stress
Author
Ciccone, Sarah; Maiani, Emiliano; Bellusci, Giovanna; Diederich, Marc; Gonfloni, Stefania
Pages
2388-2409
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
16616596
e-ISSN
14220067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1526025667
Copyright
Copyright MDPI AG 2013