Astrocytic JWA Expression is Essential to Dopaminergic Neuron Survival in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease.

CONCLUSIONS: The JWA gene exerts neuroprotective roles against DA neuronal degeneration via modulating intracellular redox status and NF-κB signaling pathway and is a potential treatment target for PD. PMID: 24628733 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24628733?dopt=Abstract

Source: CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics - March 17, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Miao SH, Sun HB, Ye Y, Yang JJ, Shi YW, Lu M, Hu G, Zhou JW Tags: CNS Neurosci Ther Source Type: research