Heger, L.M.* ; Kertess, L.* ; Kaufhold, C.* ; Gubinelli, F.* ; Cardona-Alberich, A.* ; Özata, G.* ; Müller, S.A.* ; Tschirner, S.K.* ; Stehling, O.* ; Schifferer, M.* ; Peron, C.* ; Tiranti, V.* ; Lill, R.* ; Iuso, A. ; Zecca, L.* ; Strupp, M.* ; Oertel, W.H. ; Lichtenthaler, S.F.* ; Burbulla, L.F.*
Patient-derived neurons exhibit α-synuclein pathology and previously unrecognized major histocompatibility complex class I elevation in mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration.
Mov. Disord., DOI: 10.1002/mds.70029 (2025)
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration (MPAN) from the neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) family is a rare neurodegenerative disease marked by α-synuclein aggregation, brain iron accumulation, and midbrain dopaminergic neuron degeneration. OBJECTIVE: The mechanisms driving neuron vulnerability remain unclear. Our study aimed to develop a patient-derived disease model replicating key pathologies of patient brains. METHODS: We generated induced pluripotent stem cell-derived midbrain dopaminergic neurons from MPAN patients and examined ultrastructural and biochemical markers of pathology. RESULTS: MPAN patient neurons displayed α-synuclein aggregation, axonal swellings, iron accumulation, and severe membrane destruction. In addition, levels of the major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I), linked to cellular stress and neurodegenerative processes, were elevated in patient neurons. Treatment with acetyl-leucine, a potentially neuroprotective compound, decreased MHC-I. CONCLUSIONS: This first patient-derived neuronal model of MPAN provides a useful tool for further research aimed at unraveling the complexities of this disease and developing potential therapeutic interventions. © 2025 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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Mpan ; Nbia ; Dopaminergic Neurons ; Ipsc Disease Modeling ; α‐synuclein; Parkinsons-disease; Substantia-nigra; Iron; Aggregation; Oxidation; C19orf12; Subtype
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englisch
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2025
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2025
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0885-3185
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30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
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Genetics and Epidemiology
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G-503200-001
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NBIA Disorders Association (NBIADA, USA), Associazione Italiana Sindromi Neurodegenerative da Accumulo di Ferro (AISNAF, Italy), Hoffnungsbaum e.V. (HoBa, Germany), and Stichting Ijzersterk (The Netherlands)
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Pezzoli Foundation for Parkinson's Disease
Linea Azione 4.1; T4-AN-09 of the Italian Ministry of health, project POS
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2025-11-04