Urea cycle dysregulation drives metabolic stress and neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD), common neurodegenerative disorder, involves substantia nigra dopaminergic neuron loss and α-synuclein accumulation in Lewy bodies. While pathogenesis remains unclear, dysregulated urea metabolism may play a central role. This study detected elevated serum urea leve...

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Main Authors: Shengyao Zhang, Guoran Wan, Yu Qiu, Meng Zhang, Hongmei Deng, Qiongfang Wang, Junyi Hu, Jie Gui, Dilong Chen, Boyue Huang, Jianhua Ran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025-01099-5
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