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Minocycline in phenotypic models of Huntington's disease.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Feb 2005
Bantubungi Kadiombo, Jacquard Carine, Greco Anita, Pintor Annita, Chtarto Abdelwahed, Tai Khalid, Galas Marie-Christine, Tenenbaum Liliane, Déglon Nicole, Popoli Patrizia, Minghetti Luisa, Brouillet Emmanuel, Brotchi Jacques, Levivier Marc, Schiffmann Serge N, Blum David
Abstract excerpt
Minocycline has been shown to be neuroprotective in various models of neurodegenerative diseases. However, its potential in Huntington's disease (HD) models characterized by calpain-dependent degeneration and inflammation has not been investigated. Here, we have tested minocycline in phenotypic models of HD using 3-nitropropionic acid (3NP) intoxication and quinolinic acid (QA) injections. In the 3NP rat model,...
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