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Inhibitors of leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 protect against models of Parkinson's disease.
Nature medicine - 1 Sept 2010
Lee Byoung Dae, Shin Joo-Ho, VanKampen Jackalina, Petrucelli Leonard, West Andrew B, Ko Han Seok, Lee Yun-Il, Maguire-Zeiss Kathleen A, Bowers William J, Federoff Howard J, Dawson Valina L, Dawson Ted M
Abstract excerpt
Leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 (LRRK2) mutations are a common cause of Parkinson's disease. Here we identify inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase that are protective in in vitro and in vivo models of LRRK2-induced neurodegeneration. These results establish that LRRK2-induced degeneration of neurons in vivo is kinase dependent and that LRRK2 kinase inhibition provides a potential new neuroprotective paradigm for the treatment...
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