Delta opioid peptide [d-Ala2, d-Leu5] enkephalin confers neuroprotection by activating delta opioid receptor-AMPK-autophagy axis against global ischemia

Abstract Background Ischemic stroke poses a severe risk to human health worldwide, and currently, clinical therapies for the disease are limited. Delta opioid receptor (DOR)-mediated neuroprotective effects against ischemia have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Our previous studies re...

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Main Authors: Zelin Lai, Lingling Gu, Lu Yu, Huifen Chen, Zhenhua Yu, Cheng Zhang, Xiaoqing Xu, Mutian Zhang, Min Zhang, Mingliang Ma, Zheng Zhao, Jun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Cell & Bioscience
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13578-020-00441-z