Overlaps and divergences between tauopathies and synucleinopathies : a duet of neurodegeneration

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Proteinopathy, defined as the abnormal accumulation of proteins that eventually leads to cell death, is one of the most significant pathological features of neurodegenerative diseases. Tauopathies, represented by Alzheimer's disease (AD), and synucleinopathies, represented by Parkinson's disease (PD), show similarities in multiple aspects. AD manifests extrapyramidal symptoms while dementia is also a major sign of advanced PD. We and other researchers have sequentially shown the cross-seeding phenomenon of α-synuclein (α-syn) and tau, reinforcing pathologies between synucleinopathies and tauopathies. The highly overlapping clinical and pathological features imply shared pathogenic mechanisms between the two groups of disease. The diagnostic and therapeutic strategies seemingly appropriate for one distinct neurodegenerative disease may also apply to a broader spectrum. Therefore, a clear understanding of the overlaps and divergences between tauopathy and synucleinopathy is critical for unraveling the nature of the complicated associations among neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we discuss the shared and diverse characteristics of tauopathies and synucleinopathies from aspects of genetic causes, clinical manifestations, pathological progression and potential common therapeutic approaches targeting the pathology, in the aim to provide a timely update for setting the scheme of disease classification and provide novel insights into the therapeutic development for neurodegenerative diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Translational neurodegeneration - 13(2024), 1 vom: 26. März, Seite 16

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jia-Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α-Synuclein
Journal Article
Neurodegeneration
Review
Synucleinopathy
Tau
Tau Proteins
Tauopathy

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40035-024-00407-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370181867