A new study is the first to identify a brain receptor called GUCY2C as a potential way to fight dopamine loss. 🧠 This research marks the beginning of what can be a new way to significantly slow down the progression of Parkinson’s. Learn more in our latest Science News article: https://lnkd.in/geNXn4ZS
Interesting, so this could potentially help people with ADHD as well? Since it has been found that people with ADHD have lower dopamine levels, differences in dopamine receptors and transporters and or altered dopamine signaling.
Interesting to know that loss of the GUCY2C receptor leads to dopamine neuron degeneration in mice, and a molecule that increases cGMP protected neurons from neurodegeneration, suggesting that elevated GUCY2C in Parkinson's patients may be a protective response against neuronal damage.
Great article and will hopefully pave the way for future treatments for those suffering neurological illness.
it sounds like this knowledge could help early in diagnosis and after diagnosis!
Thanks for sharing
Very helpful!
Nice work!
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Good point!
PhD Candidate in the Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics
1moFound in the intestines first! We definitely shouldn’t be ignoring these findings overlapping gut dysregulations and Parkinson’s disease. Amazing research!