Apoptosis in neuronal cells: role of caspases

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作者
Gorman, AM [1 ]
Orrenius, S [1 ]
Ceccatelli, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Karolinska Inst, Inst Environm Med, Div Toxicol, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
apoptosis; caspases;
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10.1097/00001756-199807130-00001
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
APOPTOSIS is a controlled form of cell death involving cascades of degradative events. Proteolysis during apoptosis is largely due to the activity of a family of cysteine proteases called caspases. In recent years different roles for members of this family have been revealed. In the central nervous system caspase-2 is highly expressed in the brain during development although many caspases are expressed at low levels in the adult. However, an involvement of caspases in apoptosis of mature neurons has been demonstrated in vivo, where specific inhibitors of caspases are found to protect against ischemic injury. We have reviewed the evidence for the existence of caspases in the central nervous system and their activation during neuronal cell death. Neuro Report 9: R49-R55 (C) 1998 Rapid Science Ltd.
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