Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Etiology and Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease

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Published12 October 2011

Doi10.5772/956

ISBN978-953-307-462-7

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Copyright year2011

Number of pages554

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease

By Taku Hatano and Nobutaka Hattori

4,191
2,940
3. Parkin and Parkinson’s Disease

By Shiam-Peng Tay, Grace G.Y. Lim, Calvin W.S. Yeo and Kah-Leong Lim

1,845
4. Modeling LRRK2 Parkinsonism

By Kelly Hinkle and Heather Melrose

2,223
5. Alpha-Synuclein Interactions with Membranes

By Katja Pirc and Nataša Poklar Ulrih

3,991
6. Alpha-Synuclein, Oxidative Stress and Autophagy Failure: Dangerous Liaisons in Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration

By Giovanni Stefanoni, Gessica Sala, Lucio Tremolizzo, Laura Brighina and Carlo Ferrarese

2,665
8. Effects of Alpha-Synuclein on Cellular Homeostasis

By Kostas Vekrellis, Georgia Minakaki and Evangelia Emmanouilidou

2,093
9. Actions of GDNF on Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons: The Signaling Pathway

By Dianshuai Gao, Yi Liu, Shen Sun, Li Li and Ye Xiong

2,525
10. The Hsp70 Chaperone System in Parkinson’s Disease

By Adahir Labrador-Garrido, Carlos W. Bertoncini and Cintia Roodveldt

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11. The Noradrenergic System is a Major Component in Parkinson’s Disease

By Patricia Szot, Allyn Franklin and Murray A. Raskind

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12. The Energy Crisis in Parkinson’s Disease: A Therapeutic Target

By Mhamad Abou-Hamdan, Emilie Cornille, Michel Khrestchatisky, Max de Reggi and Bouchra Gharib

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13. Analysis of Transcriptome Alterations in Parkinson’s Disease

By Elena Filatova, Maria Shadrina, Petr Slominsky and Svetlana Limborska

2,088
14. Brain Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Complex I Syndrome in Parkinson ́s Disease

By Laura B. Valdez, Manuel J. Bandez, Ana Navarro and Alberto Boveris

2,189
15. Role of Microglia in Inflammatory Process in Parkinson’s Disease

By Hirohide Sawada, Hiromi Suzuki, Kenji Ono, Kazuhiro Imamura, Toshiharu Nagatsu and Makoto Sawada

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2,147
18. Mathematical Models: Interactions Between Serotonin and Dopamine in Parkinson’s Disease

By Janet Best, Grant Oakley, Michael Reed and H. Frederik Nijhout

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21. Role of Lysosomal Enzymes in Parkinson’s Disease: Lesson from Gaucher’s Disease

By Tommaso Beccari, Chiara Balducci, Silvia Paciotti, Emanuele Persichetti, Davide Chiasserini, Anna Castrioto, Nicola Tambasco, Aroldo Rossi, Paolo Calabresi, Veronica Pagliardini, Bruno Bembi and Lucilla Parnetti

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