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Role of Caenorhabditis elegans AKT-1/2 and SGK-1 in Manganese Toxicity.
Neurotoxicity research - 1 Oct 2018
Peres Tanara V, Arantes Leticia P, Miah Mahfuzur R, Bornhorst Julia, Schwerdtle Tanja, Bowman Aaron B, Leal Rodrigo B, Aschner Michael
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Excessive levels of the essential metal manganese (Mn) may cause a syndrome similar to Parkinson's disease. The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans mimics some of Mn effects in mammals, including dopaminergic neurodegeneration, oxidative stress, and increased levels of AKT. The evolutionarily conserved insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling pathway (IIS) modulates worm longevity, metabolism, and...
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