| Literature DB >> 7595598 |
A R Pean1, R B Parsons, R H Waring, A C Williams, D B Ramsden.
Abstract
Cysteine and its metabolites cysteine sulphinic acid (CSA) and taurine (TA) were shown to be toxic to human and rat neuronal cell lines. However, the mechanisms of action of CSA and TA appeared to be different. As MND/ALS patients have high plasma and CSF cysteine levels, they may have increased levels of neurotoxins in vivo, since cysteine was more toxic than CSA in the assay system used. Cysteic acid, homocysteic acid, BMAA and BOAA were also toxic to the cell lines used.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7595598 DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(95)00078-g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Sci ISSN: 0022-510X Impact factor: 3.181