Therapy for X-adrenoleukodystrophy: normalization of very long chain fatty acids and inhibition of induction of cytokines by cAMP

X-adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is an inherited fatty acid metabolic disorder with secondary manifestation of neuroinflammatory disease process. We report that compounds (forskolin, 8-bromo cAMP, and rolipram) that increase cAMP and activate protein kinase A (PKA) were found to stimulate the peroxiso...

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Main Authors: Kalipada Pahan, Mushfiquddin Khan, Inderjit Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1998-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520338785