Various studies highlight the key role of glycation in the genesis of Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease is the most common movement disorder. With around 10 million cases worldwide, it is the second most common neurodegenerative pathology, after Alzheimer disease.
Its frequency is increasing rapidly, doubling the number of cases in 25 years, due in particular to the aging of populations. It is a complex, multifactorial disease with great clinical variability, age of onset and evolution.
The signature of Parkinson’s disease is the presence of intracellular protein aggregates mainly composed of alpha-synuclein (aSyn), a protein abundant in the brain.
Various studies highlight the central role of glycation in the pathogenesis of aSyn (1). They confirm the links, already established, between diabetes, sugar and the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
These discoveries, still at an early stage, open the way to new therapeutic strategies for the prevention and perhaps one day, the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
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1: A Chegao et Al. Unveiling new secrets in Parkinson’s disease: The glycatome. Behavioural Brain Research. Volume 442. Available online 24 January 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114309
