Washington - Saba:
A recent study revealed that men are twice as likely to develop Parkinson's disease compared to women, with a potential cause linked to the "PINK1" protein in the brain. According to the study, the immune system sometimes misidentifies the PINK1 protein and attacks brain cells.
The study, conducted by the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California, showed that the damage caused by the PINK1 protein is more aggressive in men's brains than in women's. Blood samples from Parkinson's patients revealed that T-cells in men attack brain cells more than in women.
These findings open up new opportunities for developing treatments that could prevent T-cells from targeting the brain, potentially leading to early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and improving future treatment options.
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