The Cell Biology of Parkinson’s Disease
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Aging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 15160
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Dear Colleagues,
In the field of medicine, the saying has long been accepted that “Whoever heals is right”. Those of us in this field have also been smiled at condescendingly from workers in basic science because as clinicians we work with the principle of trial and error and then subsequently construct the appropriate theory.
This principle of work has been abandoned successively in recent years in such a way that the two positions (clinical vs. basic) have been approximating each other more and more. Nonetheless, a good number of clinical studies are still based on limited theoretical fundaments. This is due, among other things, to the fact that we have patients who are suffering considerably from the symptoms of their disease and who thus just cannot wait. As clinicians, we have to live with our deficits and still at the same time minimize them. A further problem arises when individual clinicians do not yet comprehend the theoretical approaches or even need to understand them and when, vice versa, basic scientists are less familiar with clinical topics. This deep divide has admittedly become less formidable through the last few decades, but it is still effective and leads to misunderstandings and, even worse, to distrust. Such miscommunication can only be dispelled by constantly addressing the possibility of these problems with colleagues. A win–win situation is within reach.
With our Special Issue, we hope to contribute to improving our understanding of each other’s differing positions. This is the only way to understand and improve our respective efforts and to thereby develop new and worthwhile approaches. Every one of us, as a basic researcher or clinician, is of course allowed to dream and be creative, but must adhere to the rules. Together, we can develop appropriate steps forward, not only to our own advantage but also to the full advantage of our patients.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jost
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Parkinson's disease
- basal ganglia
- dopamine
- degeneration
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