Pericytes: a link between Parkinson-related protein and blood-brain barrier disruption?
Published 23 February 2021 Gesine Paul-Visse, Associate Professor and last author of the study. Overexpression of the Parkinson-related protein, α-synuclein, leads to blood-brain barrier leakage and pericyte activation in mice. A study published in Scientific Reports identifies pericytes as potential target cells for early interventions. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder caused by the acc