P2X7 Receptor Upregulation in Huntington’s Disease Brains

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), encoding for an expanded polyglutamine (polyQ) stretch in the huntingtin protein (htt). The mutation causes neuronal dysfunction and loss through multiple mechanisms, affecting both the nucleus and cytoplasm. P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) emerged as a major player in neuroinflammation, since ATP - its endogenous ligand - is massively released under this condition. Indeed, P2X7R stimulation in the central nervous...

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