What does your competent? doctor think of this as a preventive for your risk of Parkinsons post stroke? Or does your doctor not follow research at all and thus doesn't need to think past med school?
Do you prefer your doctor and hospital incompetence NOT KNOWING? OR NOT DOING?
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Leptin receptors in the substantia nigra and hippocampus play a key role in dopaminergic neuron survival.
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Leptin protects against PD by activating JAK2/STAT3 and PI3K/Akt pathways, reducing neuroinflammation and oxidative stress.
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Leptin holds promise as a therapeutic target to enhance neuroprotection and clinical outcomes in PD.
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most commonneurodegenerative disease, characterized bybradykinesia, resting tremor, stiffness, and postural instabilityresulting due to the progressive loss ofdopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN). The pathophysiology of PDis
extremely complex and involves mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative
stress, neuroinflammation, and disruption of protein homeostasis. Its
progression is affected by both environmental and genetic factors,
including mutations in the alpha-synuclein (SNCA), PTEN-induced kinase 1
(PINK1), and leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) genes. Leptin,
primarily secreted by the adipose tissue, has garnered significant
interest for its involvement in neuroprotective mechanisms and potential
role in the progression of PD. Its receptors located in the SN and
hippocampus region indicate its role in neuronal survival and function.
The role of leptin in the central nervous system (CNS) highlights its
impact on neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and synaptic plasticity.
Recent studies indicate that through activation of Janus kinase/signal
transducer and activator of transcription (JAK2/STAT3) and the
phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3 K)/Akt pathways, leptin may exert a
neuroprotective effect by preventing the degeneration of dopaminergic
neurons, which marked as the hallmark in the pathophysiology of PD.
Additionally, leptin’s interaction with neurotrophic factors and its
ability to enhance synaptic plasticity highlight its vital role in
preserving neuronal health. This review summarizes the role of leptin as
a neuroprotective mechanism in PD and explores its potential role as a
therapeutic target for treatment to enhance neuroprotection and clinical
outcome, by addressing the neurodegenerative characteristics associated
with PD.
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