Clinical potential of minocycline for neurodegenerative disorders

Minocycline, an antibiotic of the tetracycline family, has been shown to display neurorestorative or neuroprotective properties in various models of neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, it has been shown to delay motor alterations, inflammation and apoptosis in models of Huntington's dise...

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Main Authors: David Blum, Abdelwahed Chtarto, Liliane Tenenbaum, Jacques Brotchi, Marc Levivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-12-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996104001652