Biological Functions and Therapeutic Potential of Autophagy in Spinal Cord Injury

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved lysosomal degradation pathway that maintains metabolism and homeostasis by eliminating protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Many studies have reported that autophagy plays an important role in spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the spatiotemporal patter...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Main Authors:	Hai-Yang Liao, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Rui Ran, Kai-Sheng Zhou, Chun-Wei Ma, Hai-Hong Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Subjects:	spinal cord injury autophagy autophagy-regulated therapeutic target biological functions
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.761273/full

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