Oxidative stress in dopaminergic neurons could initiate the pathological damage leading to PD. This damage is triggered by oxidation of unsaturated phospholipids that consequently damage both cellular and intracellular membranes. The sensitivity of dopaminergic neurons to such damage is caused by the oxidative metabolism of dopamine within these cells. Therefore, dopaminergic cell membranes that are rich in unsaturated fatty acids are more vulnerable to this oxidation and damage. The monomeric form of α-syn by interaction with lipid membranes can protect lipids from oxidation, but the fibrillar form of α-syn does not have this capability. Therefore, it seems that monomeric α-syn could act as an antioxidant that plays an important role in dopaminergic neurons to protect them against oxidative damage.[] Another study suggests that maybe α-syn is not an antioxidant but can prevent apoptosis by binding to cytochrome c oxidase in mitochondrial membrane and inhibits release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol. Consequently, caspases cannot be activated and thus cannot trigger apoptosis.[] Moreover, hydrogen peroxide cannot damage α-syn expressing neural cells while it is toxic in control cells. Hydrogen peroxide in the absence of α-syn activates c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), a member of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family that promotes apoptosis under oxidative stress condition. α-Syn by activation of JNK-interacting protein/islet-brain (JIP-1b/IB1) as an inhibitor of JNK pathway may protect cells from injury.[]Neuronal differentiation, Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNCA gene. [5] It is a neuronal protein involved in the regulation of synaptic vesicle trafficking and the release of neurotransmitters. [6] [7] Alpha-synuclein is abundant in the brain, with smaller amounts present in the heart, muscles, and other tissues., As a molecular biomarker for the detection of PD in its earlier stages, alpha-synuclein (α-syn), which is a key component of Lewy bodies, in which it is found in an aggregated and fibrillar form, has attracted considerable attention..