Parkinson hastalığında alfa-sinükleinin demir aracılı oksidatif stres yoluyla fizyolojik ve patolojik rolü; putatif demir-yansıtıcı bir elementin rolü.

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease (AD) and represents a large health burden to society. Genetic and oxidative risk factors have been proposed as possible causes, but their relative contribution remains unclear. Dysfunction of alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) has been associated with PD due to its increased presence, together with iron, in Lewy bodies. Brain oxidative damage caused by iron may be partly mediated by alpha-syn oligomerization during PD pathology. Also, alpha-syn gene dosage can cause familial PD and inhibition of its gene expression by blocking translation via a newly identified Iron Responsive Element-like RNA sequence in its 5'-untranslated region may provide a new PD drug target.

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