Astroglial and microglial contributions to iron metabolism disturbance in Parkinson's disease

作者：Song Ning; Wang Jun; Jiang Hong; Xie Junxia

来源：Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Basis of Disease, 2018, 1864(3): 967-973.

DOI：10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.01.008

• Astroglia
• Microglia
• Iron
• Alpha-synuclein
• Parkinson's disease

Understandings of the disturbed iron metabolism in Parkinson's disease (PD) are largely from the perspectives of neurons. Neurodegenerative processes in PD trigger universal and conserved astroglial dysfunction and microglial activation. In this review, we start with astroglia and microglia in PD with an emphasis on their roles in spreading a-synuclein pathology, and then focus on their contributions in iron metabolism under normal conditions and the diseased state of PD. Elevated iron in the brain regions affects glial features, meanwhile, glial effects on neuronal iron metabolism are largely dependent on their releasing factors. These advances might be valuable for better understanding and modulating iron metabolism disturbance in PD.

• 出版日期2018-3
• 单位青岛大学