| Literature DB >> 24607221 |
Sheila K Pirooznia1, Valina L Dawson2, Ted M Dawson3.
Abstract
Motor neurons in ALS die via cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous mechanisms. Using adult human astrocytes and motor neurons, Re et al. (2014), in this issue of Neuron, discover that familial and sporadic ALS-derived human adult astrocytes secrete neurotoxic factors that selectively kill motor neurons through necroptosis, suggesting a new therapeutic avenue.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24607221 PMCID: PMC4040524 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.02.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173