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Bromocriptine methylate suppresses glial inflammation and moderates disease progression in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Experimental neurology - 1 Nov 2011
Tanaka Kazunori, Kanno Takuya, Yanagisawa Yoshiko, Yasutake Kaori, Hadano Shinji, Yoshii Fumihito, Ikeda Joh-E
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by a selective loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Since oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the progression of motor neuron loss observed in ALS, anti-oxidative agents could be an important therapeutic means for the ALS treatment. We have previously developed a drug screening system allowing the identification...
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