Parkinson's disease discovered

Parkinson's disease: cause of discovery discovered: Researchers from the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research at the University of Tübingen have discovered two proteins that play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease.

Dr. Wolfdieter Springer, Prof. dr. Philipp Kahle and colleagues published the results of their study in the journal Nature Cell Biology. The two crucial proteins were found in the mitochondria. The latter are the „power plants“ our cells by providing energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
If a mitochondrion is broken or destroyed, it will become „troublemaker“ in the cell and must be disposed of. For this it is marked by the two said proteins (Parkin and PINK-1) with one another protein (ubiquitin). This label is the signal to the cell to dispose of said mitochondrion. In Parkinson's disease, it is precisely this labeling and disposal that does not seem to work.

This could offer new possibilities for therapy in the future, by helping the organism to compensate for the two substances or to find ways to explain why this mechanism is disturbed. (Thorsten Fischer, Naturopath Osteopathy, 01.02.2010)