The role of Akt (protein kinase B) and protein kinase C in ischemia-reperfusion injury.

The role of Akt (protein kinase B) and protein kinase C in ischemia-reperfusion injury. Neurol Res. 2016 Apr 19;:1-8 Authors: Zhao EY, Efendizade A, Cai L, Ding Y Abstract Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death in the United States. Currently, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. However, the use of tPA is restricted to a small subset of acute stroke patients due to its limited 3-h therapeutic time window. Given the limited therapeutic options at present and the multi-factorial progression of ischemic stroke, emphasis has been placed on the discovery and use of combination therapies aimed at various molecular targets contributing to ischemic cell death. Protein kinase C (PKC) and Akt (protein kinase B) are serine/threonine kinases that play a critical role in mediating ischemic-reperfusion injury and cellular growth and survival, respectively. The present review will examine the role of PKC and Akt in the cellular response to ischemic-reperfusion injury. PMID: 27092987 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurological Research - Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research