kiwi33 said: "They remind me of ..."

In my case the new theory reminded me of another PubMed Commons comment by Claudiu Bandea, in which he talks about (among other things) his own theory that alpha-synuclein is a member of the innate immune system, and that the assembly of alpha-synuclein into various oligomers and fibers is an integral part of its biological function in innate immunity.

Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammation in a Model of Parkinson's Disease. - PubMed - NCBI