Therapeutic utility of Phosphodiesterase type I inhibitors in neurological conditions.

Neuronal plasticity is an essential property of the brain that is impaired in different neurological conditions. Phosphodiesterase type 1 (PDE1) inhibitors can enhance levels of the second messengers cAMP/cGMP leading to the expression of neuronal plasticity-related genes, neurotrophic factors and n...

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Main Author: Alexandre Esteves Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00021/full