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Activation of STAT3 and inhibitory effects of pioglitazone on STAT3 activity in a mouse model of SOD1-mutated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Aug 2010
Shibata Noriyuki, Yamamoto Tomoko, Hiroi Atsuko, Omi Yoko, Kato Yoichiro, Kobayashi Makio
Abstract excerpt
Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) is a member of the proinflammatory transcription factor STAT family. Several studies have documented implications for neuroinflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We recently demonstrated activation of STAT3 in spinal cords obtained at autopsy from sporadic ALS patients. To determine the involvement of STAT3 and effects of pioglitazone on...
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