Investigation in the cannabigerol derivative VCE-003.2 as a disease-modifying agent in a mouse model of experimental synucleinopathy

Abstract Background: The cannabigerol derivative VCE-003.2, which has activity at the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ has afforded neuroprotection in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease (PD) based on mitochondrial dysfunction (6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned mice) and neuroinflammation (LPS-lesioned mice). Now, we aim to explore VCE-003.2 neuroprotective properties in a PD model that also involves protein dysregulation, other key event in PD pathogenesis. Methods: To this end, an adeno-associated viral vector serotype 9 coding for a mutated form of the α-synuclein gene (AAV9-SynA53T) was unilaterally delivered