Experimental Models of Parkinson's Disease, 1st ed. 2021 Methods in Molecular Biology Series, Vol. 2322

Part I: Biochemical Experiments and Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease

1. α-Synuclein Seeding Assay Using RT-QuIC

            Ayami Okuzumi, Taku Hatano, Takeshi Fukuhara, Shinichi Ueno, Nobuyuki Nukina, Yuzuru Imai, and Nobutaka Hattori

2. Electron-Microscopic Analysis of α-Synuclein Fibrils

            Airi Tarutani and Masato Hasegawa

3. α-Synuclein Seeding Assay Using Cultured Cells

            Jun Ogata, Daisaku Takemoto, Shotaro Shimonaka, Yuzuru Imai, and Nobutaka Hattori

4. Analysis of α-Synuclein in Exosomes

5. Measurement of GCase Activity in Cultured Cells

            Yuri Shojima, Jun Ogata, Taiji Tsunemi, Yuzuru Imai, and Nobutaka Hattori

6. Detection of Substrate Phosphorylation of LRRK2 in Tissues and Cultured Cells

            Kyohei Ito, Lejia Xu, Genta Ito, and Taisuke Tomita

7. Two Methods to Analyze LRRK2 Functions Under Lysosomal Stress: The Measurements of Cathepsin Release and Lysosomal Enlargement

            Maria Sakurai and Tomoki Kuwahara

8. Differentiation of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons from Human iPS Cells

            Kei-ichi Ishikawa, Risa Nonaka, and Wado Akamatsu

9. Monitoring PINK1-Parkin Signaling Using Dopaminergic Neurons from iPS Cells

            Kahori Shiba-Fukushima and Yuzuru Imai

Part II: Mammalian Models of Parkinson’s Disease

10. Generation of Mitochondrial Toxin Rodent Models of Parkinson’s Disease Using 6-OHDA, MPTP, and Rotenone

            Hiroharu Maegawa and Hitoshi Niwa

11. Midbrain Slice Culture as an Ex Vivo Analysis Platform for Parkinson's Disease

            Yuji Kamikubo, Keiko Wakisaka, Yuzuru Imai, and Takashi Sakurai

12. α-Synuclein Propagation Mouse Models of Parkinson’s Disease

            Norihito Uemura, Jun Ueda, Shinya Okuda, Masanori Sawamura, and Ryosuke Takahashi

13. Common Marmoset Model of α-Synuclein Propagation

            Masami Masuda-Suzukake, Aki Shimozawa, Masashi Hashimoto, and Masato Hasegawa

14. Application of a Tissue Clearing Method for the Analysis of Dopaminergic Axonal Projections

            Kenta Yamauchi, Megumu Takahashi, and Hiroyuki Hioki

15. Deep Brain Stimulation Using Animal Models of Parkinson’s Disease

            Asuka Nakajima and Yasushi Shimo

Part III: Invertebrate Models of Parkinson’s Disease

16. Assessment of Cytotoxicity of α-Synuclein in Budding Yeast Using a Spot Growth Assay and Fluorescent Microscopy

            Masak Takaine

17. The Functional Assessment of LRRK2 in Caenorhabditis elegans Mechanosensory Neurons

            Tomoki Kuwahara

18. Analysis of Dopaminergic Functions in Drosophila

            Tsuyoshi Inoshita, Daisaku Takemoto, and Yuzuru Imai

19. Evaluation of Mitochondrial Function and Morphology in Drosophila

            Yinglu Tang, Foozhan Tahmasebinia, and Zhihao Wu

20. Cytosolic and Mitochondrial Ca²⁺ Imaging in Drosophila Dopaminergic Neurons

            Tsuyoshi Inoshita and Yuzuru Imai

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