Caspases: A treatment target for neurodegenerative disease?

被引:51
作者
Holtzman, DM [1 ]
Deshmukh, M [1 ]
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[1] WASHINGTON UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MOL BIOL & PHARMACOL,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
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10.1038/nm0997-954
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Treating neurodegenerative disease with drugs that inhibit the activity of caspases (proteases that regulate apoptosis) is a therapeutic avenue beginning to be explored.
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