| Literature DB >> 25316381 |
Zhiping Hu1, Binbin Yang2, Xiaoye Mo3, Han Xiao1.
Abstract
Autophagy is a constitutive lysosomal catabolic pathway that degrades damaged organelles and protein aggregates. Neuronal survival is highly dependent on autophagy due to its post-mitotic nature, polarized morphology, and active protein trafficking. Autophagic dysfunction has been linked to several neuronal diseases. Our understanding is still incomplete but may highlight up-to-date findings on how autophagy is executed and regulated at the molecular level and its role in neurodegenerative diseases (including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease (HD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)), brain ischemia, and myelin diseases, hence providing attractive new avenues for the development of treatment strategies to combat neuronal diseases.Entities:
Keywords: Autophagy; Autophagy flux; Brain ischemia; Myelin disease; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurons
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25316381 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8921-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Neurobiol ISSN: 0893-7648 Impact factor: 5.590