Toxic protein clumps damage brain blood vessels in Parkinson’s: Study
WHY IT MATTERS
Understanding that blood vessel damage contributes to Parkinson's progression could lead to new treatments that protect blood vessels, potentially slowing disease advancement beyond current approaches that only target brain cell damage.
Scientists discovered that in Parkinson's disease, clumps of a toxic protein called alpha-synuclein damage not just brain cells but also the tiny blood vessels that supply the brain. These two types of damage likely work together to make the disease worse over time. This finding helps explain why Parkinson's affects the brain in multiple ways.
In Parkinson’s disease, toxic clumps of alpha-synuclein protein not only damage brain cells but also weaken the lining of blood vessels, with both processes likely working together to drive disease progression, according to a study by researchers from Binghamton University in New York and Drexel University in Philadelphia. “Parkinson’s is a multifaceted disease,” Jungwook “Jay” […] The post Toxic protein clumps damage brain blood vessels in Parkinson’s: Study appeared fir