血小板のCOXおよびLOX酵素は,RhoAシグナル伝達によるアミロイドβ分泌をオーケストラする:神経変性疾患への影響

A Trostchansky1, M Alarcón2

  • 1Departamento de Bioquímica and Center for Free Radical and BiomedicalResearch, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.

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まとめ

血小板は,RhoAシグナル伝達によって調節されるサイクルオキシゲナーゼ (COX) とリポキシゲナーゼ (LOX) 経路を通じてアミロイドβ (Aβ) を放出する. これらの血小板経路をターゲットにすることで,神経血管性アミロイドーシスの治療の可能性が生まれます.

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