[J] [FUNGUS] [PARKINSON'S] 1-octen-3-ol mycotoxin may be causing Parkinson's disease by killing dopamine-transmitting cells and blocking the activity of two genes involved in dopamine transport, human plasma membrane dopamine transporter (DAT) and human VMAT ortholog (VMAT2).
'Fungal-derived semiochemical 1-octen-3-ol disrupts dopamine packaging and causes neurodegeneration.'
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/48/19561.abstract
Review:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/11November/Pages/Role-of-fungal-mould-in-Parkinsons-investigated.aspx
Posted Dec 16, 2015, 7:38 PM UTC
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