000008374 001__ 8374 000008374 005__ 20240412160329.0 000008374 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/xk81jm03c 000008374 037__ $$aIR 000008374 041__ $$aeng 000008374 245__ $$aNRF2 activating dimethyl fumarate improves mitochondrial function, reduces oxidative stress and enhances synaptic plasticity a neuronal model of synucleinopathy 000008374 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000008374 269__ $$a2020 000008374 336__ $$aAbstract 000008374 520__ $$aLewy bodies comprised of aggregated alpha synuclein (αSyn) protein are a pathological hallmark of the Parkinson's disease (PD). Increased oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and synaptic loss are also features of the PD brain. NRF2 regulates the antioxidant response pathway and has been shown to be neuroprotective in many models of neurodegenerative diseases. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a NRF2 activator that is FDA approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis making it an attractive candidate to be repurpose for use in PD. Here we investigate the antioxidant, mitochondrial and synaptic effects of DMF in neurons isolated from the A53T αSyn mouse model of synucleinopathy. 000008374 540__ $$fCC BY 000008374 542__ $$fIn copyright - joint owners 000008374 650__ $$aParkinson Disease$$023617 000008374 650__ $$aLewy Bodies$$029273 000008374 650__ $$aNeurodegenerative Diseases$$031750 000008374 650__ $$aOxidative Stress$$030758 000008374 650__ $$aDimethyl Fumarate$$011420 000008374 650__ $$aalpha-Synuclein$$037032 000008374 650__ $$aAntioxidants$$014915 000008374 6531_ $$aNRF2 000008374 6531_ $$asynaptic density 000008374 6531_ $$amitochondrial function 000008374 7001_ $$aTang, Anita$$uPortland State University$$041357 000008374 7001_ $$aBrandes, M.S.$$uPortland State University$$041357 000008374 7001_ $$aZweig, J.A.$$uPortland State University$$041357 000008374 7001_ $$aGray, N.E.$$uPortland State University$$041357 000008374 711__ $$aResearch Week$$uOregon Health and Science University$$d2020 000008374 8564_ $$923d86c89-bd73-448e-9b87-9c20aefd6254$$s42361$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8374/files/ResearchWeek.2020.Tang.Anita.pdf 000008374 905__ $$a/rest/prod/xk/81/jm/03/xk81jm03c 000008374 980__ $$aResearch Week