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This diagram demonstrates how the neuropeptide Prokineticin-2 (PK2) is rapidly induced during early stages of neurotoxic stress and secreted into extracellular spaces. ISU biomedical scientists have published new research indicating PK2 may act as a protective mechanism that helps neurons cope with Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Anumantha Kanthasamy

A protein that may safeguard neurons from the ravages of Parkinson’s disease has been identified by a team of scientists. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that takes years to develop. A better understanding of Prokineticin-2 could turn up a means of slowing development of the disease or lead to new therapies, say the investigators. “The neurons use PK2 to cope with stress. It’s an in-built protective mechanism,” said Prof...