title: Overexpression of alpha-synuclein in rat substantia nigra results in loss of dopaminergic neurons, phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein and activation of caspase-9: resemblance to pathogenetic changes in Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Diseases of Old Age, Juntendo University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwatsubo
authors.forename: Yoshikuni
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015870:Gene Expression; D018390:Gene Targeting; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051843:Synucleins; D051844:alpha-Synuclein
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C497604:SNCA protein, human; C497606:Snca protein, rat; D051843:Synucleins; D051844:alpha-Synuclein; C506433:CASP9 protein, human; C506435:Casp9 protein, rat; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases; D004298:Dopamine