Cell Death-Autophagy Loop and Glutamate-Glutamine Cycle in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Although we know that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is correlated with the glutamate-mediated corticomotor neuronal hyperexcitability, detailed ALS pathology remains largely unexplained. While a number of drugs have been developed, no cure exists so far. Here, we propose a hypothesis of neuron...

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Main Authors: Shu Yuan, Zhong-Wei Zhang, Zi-Lin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2017.00231/full