Retinal alfa-sinüklein birikimi, Parkinson hastalığının A53T fare modelinde retina disfonksiyonu ve yapısal incelme ile ilişkilidir.

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Abnormal alpha-synuclein (α-SYN) protein deposition has long been recognized as one of the pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease's (PD). This study considers the potential utility of PD retinal biomarkers by investigating retinal changes in a well characterized PD model of α-SYN overexpression and how these correspond to the presence of retinal α-SYN. Transgenic A53T homozygous (HOM) mice overexpressing human α-SYN and wildtype (WT) control littermates were assessed at 4, 6, and 14  months of age (male and female, n = 15-29 per group). In vivo retinal function (electroretinography, ERG) and structure (optical coherence tomography, OCT) were recorded, and retinal immunohistochemistry and western blot assays were performed to examine retinal α-SYN and tyrosine hydroxylase. Compared to WT controls, A53T mice exhibited reduced light-adapted (cone photoreceptor and bipolar cell amplitude, p p in vivo endpoints for PD drug discovery.

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