How reducing oxygen-transport may lower the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease

Carbon monoxide (CO) produced during smoking has been proposed to be a protective factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD). In rats, increasing CO levels have recently been shown to induce hypoxic response-like pathway activation. Smoking thus may strengthen the hypoxia response systems by challenging th...

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Main Authors: Johannes Burtscher, Daniel Debertin, Martin Kopp, Martin Burtscher, Atbin Djamshidian, Peter Federolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-025-00929-w
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