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TRPM7 and TRPM2-Candidate susceptibility genes for Western Pacific ALS and PD?
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Aug 2007
Hermosura Meredith C, Garruto Ralph M
Abstract excerpt
Recent findings implicating TRPM7 and TRPM2 in oxidative stress-induced neuronal death thrust these channels into the spotlight as possible therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we describe how the functional properties of TRPM7 and TRPM2 are interconnected with calcium (Ca(2+)) and magnesium (Mg(2+)) homeostasis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and immune mechanisms,...
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