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Discoidin domain receptor inhibition reduces neuropathology and attenuates inflammation in neurodegeneration models.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Oct 2017
Hebron Michaeline, Peyton Margo, Liu Xiaoguang, Gao Xiaokong, Wang Ruochong, Lonskaya Irina, Moussa Charbel E-H
Abstract excerpt
The role of cell surface tyrosine kinase collagen-activated receptors known as discoidin domain receptors (DDRs) is unknown in neurodegenerative diseases. We detect up-regulation in DDRs level in post-mortem Alzheimer and Parkinson brains. Lentiviral shRNA knockdown of DDR1 and DDR2 reduces the levels of α-synuclein, tau, and β-amyloid and prevents cell loss in vivo and in vitro. DDR1 and DDR2 knockdown alters...
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