Description
The authors identify developing anti-inflammatory drugs targeting LRRK2 G2019S in glial cells as a new therapeutic direction, but specific drug targets and development strategies remain undefined. This represents a critical translational gap for moving from mechanism to therapy.
Gap type: open_question Source paper: LRRK2 G2019S and Parkinson’s disease: insight from Neuroinflammation. (2023, Postgraduate medical journal, PMID:37777187)
Evidence summary
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