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Cyclohexane 1,3-diones and their inhibition of mutant SOD1-dependent protein aggregation and toxicity in PC12 cells.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry - 15 Jan 2012
Zhang Wei, Benmohamed Radhia, Arvanites Anthony C, Morimoto Richard I, Ferrante Robert J, Kirsch Donald R, Silverman Richard B
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons. Currently, there is only one FDA-approved treatment for ALS (riluzole), and that drug only extends life, on average, by 2-3 months. Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are found in familial forms of the disease and have played an important role in the study of ALS...
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