Tönges, Lars

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","289"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cell and Tissue Research"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","311"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","349"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:48:50Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:48:50Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Degeneration of the axon is an important step in the pathomechanism of traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative neurological diseases. Increasing evidence suggests that axonal degeneration occurs early in the course of these diseases and therefore represents a promising target for future therapeutic strategies. We review the evidence for axonal destruction from pathological findings and animal models with particular emphasis on neurodegenerative and neurotraumatic disorders. We discuss the basic morphological and temporal modalities of axonal degeneration (acute, chronic and focal axonal degeneration and Wallerian degeneration). Based on the mechanistic concepts, we then delineate in detail the major molecular mechanisms that underlie the degenerative cascade, such as calcium influx, axonal transport, protein aggregation and autophagy. We finally concentrate on putative therapeutic targets based on the mechanistic prerequisites."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s00441-012-1362-3"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142506"],["dc.identifier.isi","000305405800023"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22392734"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8101"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8865"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","0302-766X"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.subject","Neurodegeneration; Neurotrauma; Wallerian degeneration; Calcium Autophagy"],["dc.title","Axonal degeneration as a therapeutic target in the CNS"],["dc.type","review"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e1811"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cell Death and Disease"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Bitow, F."],["dc.contributor.author","Haack, J."],["dc.contributor.author","D'Hedouville, Z."],["dc.contributor.author","Zhang, J-N"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Michel, U."],["dc.contributor.author","Oliveira, L. M. A."],["dc.contributor.author","Jovin, T. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Liman, Jan"],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:43:42Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:43:42Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Many neuropathological and experimental studies suggest that the degeneration of dopaminergic terminals and axons precedes the demise of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, which finally results in the clinical symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD). The mechanisms underlying this early axonal degeneration are, however, still poorly understood. Here, we examined the effects of overexpression of human wildtype alpha-synuclein (alpha Syn-WT), a protein associated with PD, and its mutant variants alpha Syn-A30P and -A53T on neurite morphology and functional parameters in rat primary midbrain neurons (PMN). Moreover, axonal degeneration after overexpression of alpha Syn-WT and -A30P was analyzed by live imaging in the rat optic nerve in vivo. We found that overexpression of alpha Syn-WT and of its mutants A30P and A53T impaired neurite outgrowth of PMN and affected neurite branching assessed by Sholl analysis in a variant-dependent manner. Surprisingly, the number of primary neurites per neuron was increased in neurons transfected with alpha Syn. Axonal vesicle transport was examined by live imaging of PMN co-transfected with EGFP-labeled synaptophysin. Overexpression of all alpha Syn variants significantly decreased the number of motile vesicles and decelerated vesicle transport compared with control. Macroautophagic flux in PMN was enhanced by alpha Syn-WT and -A53T but not by alpha Syn-A30P. Correspondingly, colocalization of alpha Syn and the autophagy marker LC3 was reduced for alpha Syn-A30P compared with the other alpha Syn variants. The number of mitochondria colocalizing with LC3 as a marker for mitophagy did not differ among the groups. In the rat optic nerve, both alpha Syn-WT and -A30P accelerated kinetics of acute axonal degeneration following crush lesion as analyzed by in vivo live imaging. We conclude that alpha Syn overexpression impairs neurite outgrowth and augments axonal degeneration, whereas axonal vesicle transport and autophagy are severely altered."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2015"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/cddis.2015.169"],["dc.identifier.gro","3141868"],["dc.identifier.isi","000358788800011"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26158517"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/12015"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/1967"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","2041-4889"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject","Central nervous system; Molecular neuroscience; Parkinson's disease"],["dc.title","Alpha-Synuclein affects neurite morphology, autophagy, vesicle transport and axonal degeneration in CNS neurons"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","39"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","4"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J.-C."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:45:03Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:45:03Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","Regenerative failure in the CNS largely depends on pronounced growth inhibitory signaling and reduced cellular survival after a lesion stimulus. One key mediator of growth inhibitory signaling is Rho-associated kinase (ROCK), which has been shown to modulate growth cone stability by regulation of actin dynamics. Recently, there is accumulating evidence the ROCK also plays a deleterious role for cellular survival. In this manuscript we illustrate that ROCK is involved in a variety of intracellular signaling pathways that comprise far more than those involved in neurite growth inhibition alone. Although ROCK function is currently studied in many different disease contexts, our review focuses on neurorestorative approaches in the CNS, especially in models of neurotrauma. Promising strategies to target ROCK by pharmacological small molecule inhibitors and RNAi approaches are evaluated for their outcome on regenerative growth and cellular protection both in preclinical and in clinical studies."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fnmol.2011.00039"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142797"],["dc.identifier.isi","000209370100036"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22065949"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8272"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/241"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","1662-5099"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","ROCKing regeneration: Rho kinase inhibition as molecular target for neurorestoration"],["dc.type","review"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","3355"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","11"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Brain"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","3370"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","135"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Frank, T."],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, K. A."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Szego, E. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Weishaupt, J. H."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:48:22Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:48:22Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Axonal degeneration is one of the earliest features of Parkinson's disease pathology, which is followed by neuronal death in the substantia nigra and other parts of the brain. Inhibition of axonal degeneration combined with cellular neuroprotection therefore seem key to targeting an early stage in Parkinson's disease progression. Based on our previous studies in traumatic and neurodegenerative disease models, we have identified rho kinase as a molecular target that can be manipulated to disinhibit axonal regeneration and improve survival of lesioned central nervous system neurons. In this study, we examined the neuroprotective potential of pharmacological rho kinase inhibition mediated by fasudil in the in vitro 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium cell culture model and in the subchronic in vivo 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Application of fasudil resulted in a significant attenuation of dopaminergic cell loss in both paradigms. Furthermore, dopaminergic terminals were preserved as demonstrated by analysis of neurite network in vitro, striatal fibre density and by neurochemical analysis of the levels of dopamine and its metabolites in the striatum. Behavioural tests demonstrated a clear improvement in motor performance after fasudil treatment. The Akt survival pathway was identified as an important molecular mediator for neuroprotective effects of rho kinase inhibition in our paradigm. We conclude that inhibition of rho kinase using the clinically approved small molecule inhibitor fasudil may be a promising new therapeutic strategy for Parkinson's disease."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1093/brain/aws254"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142444"],["dc.identifier.isi","000311644800021"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23087045"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/9499"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8352"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","0006-8950"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC 3.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0"],["dc.title","Inhibition of rho kinase enhances survival of dopaminergic neurons and attenuates axonal loss in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","304"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Neuroscience"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Günther, R."],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, K.-A."],["dc.contributor.author","Suhr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Scheer, D."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:45:27Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:45:27Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by degeneration of motoneurons and their axons which results in a progressive muscle weakness and ultimately death from respiratory failure. The only approved drug, riluzole, lacks clinical efficacy so that more potent treatment options are needed. We have identified rho kinase (ROCK) as a target, which can be manipulated to beneficially influence disease progression in models of ALS. Here, we examined the therapeutic potential of the ROCK inhibitor Y-27632 in both an in vitro and in an in vivo paradigm of motoneuron disease. Application of Y-27632 to primary motoneurons in vitro increased survival and promoted neunte outgrowth. In vivo, SOD1G93A mice were orally treated with 2 or 30 mg/kg body weight of Y-27632. The 2 mg/kg group did not benefit from Y-27632 treatment, whereas treatment with 30 mg/kg resulted in improved motor function in male mice. Female mice showed only limited improvement and overall survival was not modified in both 2 and 30 mg/kg Y-27632 groups. In conclusion, we provide evidence that inhibition of ROCK by Y-27632 is neuroprotective in vitro but has limited beneficial effects in vivo being restricted to male mice. Therefore, the evaluation of ROCK inhibitors in preclinical models of ALS should always take gender differences into account."],["dc.format.extent","9"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fnins.2014.00304"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142033"],["dc.identifier.isi","000346516800001"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25339858"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/11029"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/3801"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","1662-453X"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","The rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 improves motor performance in male SOD1(G93A) mice"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","94"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","9"],["dc.contributor.author","Roser, Anna-Elisa"],["dc.contributor.author","Toenges, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, Paul"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:25:07Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:25:07Z"],["dc.date.issued","2017"],["dc.description.abstract","Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the progressive degeneration of neurons in the central and peripheral nervous system (CNS, PNS), resulting in a reduced innervation of target structures and a loss of function. A shared characteristic of many neurodegenerative diseases is the infiltration of microglial cells into affected brain regions. During early disease stages microglial cells often display a rather neuroprotective phenotype, but switch to a more pro-inflammatory neurotoxic phenotype in later stages of the disease, contributing to the neurodegeneration. Activation of the Rho kinase (ROCK) pathway appears to be instrumental for the modulation of the microglial phenotype: increased ROCK activity in microglia mediates mechanisms of the inflammatory response and is associated with improved motility, increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and release of inflammatory cytokines. Recently, several studies suggested inhibition of ROCK signaling as a promising treatment option for neurodegenerative diseases. In this review article, we discuss the contribution of microglial activity and phenotype switch to the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), two devastating neurodegenerative diseases without disease-modifying treatment options. Furthermore, we describe how ROCK inhibition can influence the microglial phenotype in disease models and explore ROCK inhibition as a future treatment option for PD and ALS."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2017"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fnagi.2017.00094"],["dc.identifier.isi","000398234900001"],["dc.identifier.pmid","28420986"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/14427"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/42788"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.publisher","Frontiers Media Sa"],["dc.relation.issn","1663-4365"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Modulation of Microglial Activity by Rho-Kinase (ROCK) Inhibition as Therapeutic Strategy in Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e1225"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cell Death and Disease"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","5"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Barski, E."],["dc.contributor.author","Michel, U."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:46:15Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:46:15Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","The Rho/ROCK/LIMK pathway is central for the mediation of repulsive environmental signals in the central nervous system. Several studies using pharmacological Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitors have shown positive effects on neurite regeneration and suggest additional pro-survival effects in neurons. However, as none of these drugs is completely target specific, it remains unclear how these effects are mediated and whether ROCK is really the most relevant target of the pathway. To answer these questions, we generated adeno-associated viral vectors to specifically downregulate ROCK2 and LIM domain kinase (LIMK)-1 in rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in vitro and in vivo. We show here that specific knockdown of ROCK2 and LIMK1 equally enhanced neurite outgrowth of RGCs on inhibitory substrates and both induced substantial neuronal regeneration over distances of more than 5mm after rat optic nerve crush (ONC) in vivo. However, only knockdown of ROCK2 but not LIMK1 increased survival of RGCs after optic nerve axotomy. Moreover, knockdown of ROCK2 attenuated axonal degeneration of the proximal axon after ONC assessed by in vivo live imaging. Mechanistically, we demonstrate here that knockdown of ROCK2 resulted in decreased intraneuronal activity of calpain and caspase 3, whereas levels of pAkt and collapsin response mediator protein 2 and autophagic flux were increased. Taken together, our data characterize ROCK2 as a specific therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases and demonstrate new downstream effects of ROCK2 including axonal degeneration, apoptosis and autophagy."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2014"],["dc.format.extent","12"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/cddis.2014.191"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142130"],["dc.identifier.isi","000337229300025"],["dc.identifier.pmid","24832597"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/10116"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/4877"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","2041-4889"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC-SA 3.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0"],["dc.subject","Cell death in the nervous system; Cell signalling; Neurodegeneration; Regeneration and repair in the nervous system"],["dc.title","ROCK2 is a major regulator of axonal degeneration, neuronal death and axonal regeneration in the CNS"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","6653"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cases Journal"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","2"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, Lars"],["dc.contributor.author","Pilgram-Pastor, Sara M."],["dc.contributor.author","Puls, Miriam"],["dc.contributor.author","Schmidt, Holger"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:52:37Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:52:37Z"],["dc.date.issued","2009"],["dc.description.abstract","For prosthetic heart valves the risk of infection is much higher than for native heart valves. During the course of infective endocarditis 20-40% of all patients suffer from cerebrovascular complications such as ischaemic stroke or intracerebral haemorrhage. We present the case of a 57-year-old woman who had undergone surgery to mechanically replace an aortic heart valve 11 months ago and suffered from repeated ischaemic strokes with secondary haemorrhage. The initial antibiotic regimen was ineffective in treating the later diagnosed Staphylococcus aureus infection of the prosthetic valve. Escalation of the antibiotic treatment was not able to halt the clinical course that finally led to the patient's death. The case report emphasizes the importance of early identification of the aetiology of infection in patients with mechanical heart valve replacement. Without rapid and adequate treatment there is a considerable risk for the development of severe neurological sequelae and cardiac failure that can ultimately result in a fatal course of this clinical picture."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.4076/1757-1626-2-6653"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/5751"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/60238"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.intern","In goescholar not merged with http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13214 but duplicate"],["dc.rights","CC BY 3.0"],["dc.rights.access","openAccess"],["dc.rights.holder","et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd."],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","610"],["dc.title","Septic embolic encephalitis after Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis of a prosthetic valve in a 57-year-old woman: a case report"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","105"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cells"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Zella, Maria"],["dc.contributor.author","Metzdorf, Judith"],["dc.contributor.author","Ostendorf, Friederike"],["dc.contributor.author","Maass, Fabian"],["dc.contributor.author","Muhlack, Siegfried"],["dc.contributor.author","Gold, Ralf"],["dc.contributor.author","Haghikia, Aiden"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, Lars"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-06-01T10:48:47Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-06-01T10:48:47Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.description.abstract","The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is significantly influenced by disease-causing changes in the protein alpha-Synuclein (aSyn). It can trigger and promote intracellular stress and thereby impair the function of dopaminergic neurons. However, these damage mechanisms do not only extend to neuronal cells, but also affect most glial cell populations, such as astroglia and microglia, but also T lymphocytes, which can no longer maintain the homeostatic CNS milieu because they produce neuroinflammatory responses to aSyn pathology. Through precise neuropathological examination, molecular characterization of biomaterials, and the use of PET technology, it has been clearly demonstrated that neuroinflammation is involved in human PD. In this review, we provide an in-depth overview of the pathomechanisms that aSyn elicits in models of disease and focus on the affected glial cell and lymphocyte populations and their interaction with pathogenic aSyn species. The interplay between aSyn and glial cells is analyzed both in the basic research setting and in the context of human neuropathology. Ultimately, a strong rationale builds up to therapeutically reduce the burden of pathological aSyn in the CNS. The current antibody-based approaches to lower the amount of aSyn and thereby alleviate neuroinflammatory responses is finally discussed as novel therapeutic strategies for PD."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/cells8020105"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/86052"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-425"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2073-4409"],["dc.rights","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","Novel Immunotherapeutic Approaches to Target Alpha-Synuclein and Related Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s Disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","UNSP 239"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönges, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Szegö, E. M."],["dc.contributor.author","Hause, P."],["dc.contributor.author","Saal, K.-A."],["dc.contributor.author","Tatenhorst, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, J. C."],["dc.contributor.author","D'Hedouville, Z."],["dc.contributor.author","Dambeck, V."],["dc.contributor.author","Kügler, Sebastian"],["dc.contributor.author","Dohm, C. P."],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lingor, P."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:45:32Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:45:32Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","The dopaminergic (DAergic) nigrostriatal tract has an intrinsic regenerative capacity which can be impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD). Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a major pathogenic component in PD but its impact on DAergic axonal regeneration is largely unknown. In this study, we expressed pathogenic variants of human aSyn by means of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors in experimental paradigms of DAergic regeneration. In a scratch lesion model in vitro, both aSyn(A30P) and aSyn(A53T) significantly reduced DAergic neurite regeneration and induced loss of TH-immunopositive cells while aSyn(WT) showed only minor cellular neurotoxic effects. The striatal density of TH-immunopositive axons in the striatal 6-OHDA lesion mouse model was attenuated only by aSyn(A30P). However, striatal expression levels of the regeneration marker GAP-43 in TH-immunopositive fibers were reduced by both aSyn(A30P) and aSyn(A53T), but not by aSyn(WT), which was associated with an activation of the ROCK signaling pathway. Nigral DAergic cell loss was only mildly enhanced by additional overexpression of aSyn variants. Our findings indicate that mutations of aSyn have a strong impact on the regenerative capacity of DAergic neurons, which may contribute to their pathogenic effects."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2014"],["dc.format.extent","10"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fnagi.2014.00239"],["dc.identifier.gro","3142053"],["dc.identifier.isi","000341696200001"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25309425"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/10893"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/4023"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation.issn","1663-4365"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Alpha-synuclein mutations impair axonal regeneration in models of Parkinson's disease"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]