Fig. 1.

Proposed mechanism of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Abbreviations: Akt – is another name for protein kinase B, GSK 3β – Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta, JNK – c-Jun N-terminal kinases, Misfolded α-syn – Modified alpha synuclein, REDD1 – regulated in development and DNA damage responses 1, ROS – reactive oxygen species