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Pathologic α-Synuclein-NOD2 Interaction and RIPK2 Activation Drives Microglia-Induced Neuroinflammation in Parkinson's Disease
Bo Am Seo, Seung‐Hwan Kwon, Donghoon Kim…·Han Seok Ko
This paper identifies NOD2/RIPK2 signaling as a key driver of neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease, showing that pathological α-synuclein activates this pathway in microglia, leading to neurodegeneration and that targeting NOD2 or RIPK2 protects dopamine neurons.