A deregulation of an atypical amino acid identified
An entirely Italian team of researchers, made up of neuroscientists, biochemists and neurologists from the CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore research center, the Vanvitelli University, the University of Pavia and the IRCSS Mondino, has highlighted the existence of a new trace neurochemistry that correlates blood levels of the atypical amino acid D-serine with Parkinson’s disease.
In particular, the study highlighted that patients with high concentrations of D-serine in the blood have a later onset of symptoms compared to patients with low levels of D-serine, suggesting a possible neuroprotective effect of D-amino acid on the onset of the disease. Furthermore, the researchers found increased D-serine levels in female patients, while they found no differences between affected males and respective control cases. This discovery … (Continue) read the 2nd page
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