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Disease-modifying targets in neurodegenerative disorders : paving the way for disease-modifying therapies /

Disease-Modifying Targets in Neurodegenerative Disorders: Paving the Way for Disease-Modifying Therapies examines specific neurodegenerative disorders in comprehensive chapters written by experts in the respective fields. Each chapter contains a summary of the disease management field, subsequently...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baekelandt, Veerle (Editor ), Lobbestael, Evy (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1
  • The multitude of therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative proteinopathies; Protein Misfolding and Aggregation; Mechanism of Assembly; Prion-Like Propagation of Protein Assemblies; Propagation Routes of Pathogenic Protein Aggregates; Limiting Steps in the Propagation of Pathogenic Protein Assemblies; Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the Physiological Levels of Aggregation-Prone Proteins Involved in Neurodegeneration.
  • Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the Misfolding and Aggregation of Proteins Involved in NeurodegenerationTherapeutic Strategies Targeting the Accumulation of Misfolded Pathologic Protein Aggregates; Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the Cell-to-Cell Propagation of Pathogenic Protein Aggregates; Therapeutic Strategies Aimed at Restoring the Damage Pathogenic Protein Aggregates Induce; Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Misfolded Pathologic Protein Aggregate-Mediated Neuroinflammation; Limitations of the Different Therapeutic Strategies; Acknowledgments; References.
  • Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation-Mediated NeurodegenerationAlzheimer's Disease; Parkinson's Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Huntington's Disease; Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia; Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Neuroinflammation in Progressive Neurodegenerative Diseases; Future Perspectives; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4A
  • Stem cells in neurodegeneration: mind the gap; Introduction; Part I: Stem Cells; Genome Editing of Stem Cells; The Generation of Specific Cell Types; Part II: Stem Cells as Regenerative Therapy; Clinical Translation and Immunology.