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Verapamil Inhibits Ser202/Thr205 Phosphorylation of Tau by Blocking TXNIP/ROS/p38 MAPK Pathway.
Pharmaceutical research - 5 Feb 2018
Melone Mariarosa Anna Beatrice, Dato Clemente, Paladino Simona, Coppola Cinzia, Trebini Claudia, Giordana Maria Teresa, Perrone Lorena
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Oxidative stress is a hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and promotes tau phosphorylation. Since Thioredoxin Interacting protein (TXNIP), the inhibitor of the anti-oxidant system of Thioredoxin, is up regulated in the hippocampus of AD patients, we investigated whether TXNIP plays a role in promoting tau phosphorylation and whether Verapamil, an inhibitor of TXNIP expression, prevents TXNIP downstream...
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