Upregulation of Glutaredoxin-1 Activates Microglia and Promotes Neurodegeneration: Implications for Parkinson's Disease
Author(s) -
Olga Gorelenkova Miller,
Jessica B. Behring,
Sandra L. Siedlak,
Sirui Jiang,
Reiko Matsui,
Markus Bachschmid,
Xiongwei Zhu,
John J. Mieyal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
antioxidants and redox signaling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.277
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1557-7716
pISSN - 1523-0864
DOI - 10.1089/ars.2015.6598
Subject(s) - downregulation and upregulation , neuroinflammation , microglia , proinflammatory cytokine , neurodegeneration , tumor necrosis factor alpha , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , inflammation , medicine , biochemistry , disease , gene
Neuroinflammation and redox dysfunction are recognized factors in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis, and diabetes is implicated as a potentially predisposing condition. Remarkably, upregulation of glutaredoxin-1 (Grx1) is implicated in regulation of inflammatory responses in various disease contexts, including diabetes. In this study, we investigated the potential impact of Grx1 upregulation in the central nervous system on dopaminergic (DA) viability.
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