Lecture 12 - Parkinson's disease Flashcards
Accumulation of proteinaceous aggregates (Lewy Bodies) containing α synuclein
The effort of movement, its initiation and its termination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGKxaF4oXb0
PD: from mitochondrial dysfunction to neuronal degeneration
Fission:
occurs to protect function by facilitating equal segregation of mitochondria into daughter cells
to improve distribution of mitochondria along microtubules tracks
to isolate segments of damaged mitochondria, promoting their clearance by macroautophagy
Fusion:
A mechanism required for the proper respiratory activity,
metabolic efficiency of mitochondria
for the stabilization, and protection of mitochondrial integrity
Impaired mitochondrial turnover in PD