Iron as a therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease

Mov Disord. 2018 Apr;33(4):568-574. doi: 10.1002/mds.27275. Epub 2018 Jan 30.
No abstract available

Keywords: Parkinson's disease; conservative iron chelation; dopamine oxidative stress; ferroptosis; α-synuclein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiparkinson Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dopaminergic Neurons / drug effects
  • Dopaminergic Neurons / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Iron / metabolism*
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Parkinson Disease / pathology
  • Parkinson Disease / therapy*
  • Substantia Nigra / diagnostic imaging
  • Substantia Nigra / drug effects
  • Substantia Nigra / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antiparkinson Agents
  • Iron

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02655315