Small molecule modulator of aggrephagy regulates neuroinflammation to curb pathogenesis of neurodegeneration.

Background: Plethora of efforts fails to yield a single drug to reverse the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and related α-synucleopathies.

Methods: Using chemical biology, we identified a small molecule inhibitor of c-abl kinase, PD180970 that could potentially clear the toxic protein aggregates. Genetic, molecular, cell biological and immunological assays were performed to understand the mechanism of action.