Hongqiao Zhang, Carla D'Agostino, Christopher Tulisiak, Max A Thorwald, Liza Bergkvist, Allison Lindquist, Lindsay Meyerdirk, Emily Schulz, Katelyn Becker, Jennifer A Steiner, Mafalda Cacciottolo, Mohit Kwatra, Nolwen L Rey, Martha L Escobar Galvis, Jiyan Ma, Constantinos Sioutas, Todd E Morgan, Caleb E Finch, Patrik Brundin
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have variably linked air pollution to increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, there is little experimental evidence for this association. Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) propagation plays central roles in PD and glutamate receptor A1 (GluA1) is involved in memory and olfaction function. METHODS: Each mouse was exposed to one of three different batches of nano-particulate matter (nPM) (300 μg/m3 , 5 h/d, 3 d/week), collected at different dates, 2017-2019, in the same urban site...
April 2023: Heliyon