An inducer of VGF protects cells against ER stress-induced cell death and prolongs survival in the mutant SOD1 animal models of familial ALS.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most frequent adult-onset motor neuron disease, and recent evidence has suggested that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of ALS. Here we identified a small molecule, SUN N8075, which has a marked protective effect o...

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Main Authors: Masamitsu Shimazawa, Hirotaka Tanaka, Yasushi Ito, Nobutaka Morimoto, Kazuhiro Tsuruma, Michinori Kadokura, Shigeki Tamura, Teruyoshi Inoue, Mitsunori Yamada, Hitoshi Takahashi, Hitoshi Warita, Masashi Aoki, Hideaki Hara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3000345?pdf=render