Neurotrophic factors (NTFs) are secreted proteins which promote the survival of neurons, formation and maintenance of neuronal contacts and regulate synaptic plasticity. NTFs are also potential drug candidates for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is mainly caused by the degeneration of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Current therapies for PD do not stop the neurodegeneration or repair the affected neurons. Thus, search of novel neurotrophic factors for midbrain dopaminergic neurons, which could also be used as therapeutic proteins, is highly warranted. In the present study, we identified and characterized a novel protein named conserved dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF), a homologous protein to mesenc...
Stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic, belongs among the foremost causes of death and disability worldwide...
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A small set of highly conserved signaling molecules performs a great number of tasks in different an...
Oxidative stress is the result of an imbalance in the cellular pro-/antioxidant homeostasis which le...
Nephrin is a transmembrane protein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily and is expressed prim...
Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characteri...
Consumption of polyphenol-rich foods, such as berries, fruits, tea and cocoa has been claimed to exe...
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a conserved 12.5 kD protein that serves many critica...
All organisms have evolved mechanisms to acquire thermotolerance. A moderately high temperature acti...
Human central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors occurring in brain, br...
Kidney transplantation (Tx) is the treatment of choice for end stage renal disease. Immunosuppressiv...
Bone mass accrual and maintenance are regulated by a complex interplay between genetic and environme...
The attachment of a pathogen to target cells is a critical step in establishing an infection. Most G...
Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial progressive disease characterized by the appearance of inflamed ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory joint disease, which is mainly characterized by...
Stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic, belongs among the foremost causes of death and disability worldwide...
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. It is a group of optic neuropathies, ch...
A small set of highly conserved signaling molecules performs a great number of tasks in different an...
Oxidative stress is the result of an imbalance in the cellular pro-/antioxidant homeostasis which le...
Nephrin is a transmembrane protein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily and is expressed prim...
Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characteri...
Consumption of polyphenol-rich foods, such as berries, fruits, tea and cocoa has been claimed to exe...
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a conserved 12.5 kD protein that serves many critica...
All organisms have evolved mechanisms to acquire thermotolerance. A moderately high temperature acti...
Human central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors occurring in brain, br...
Kidney transplantation (Tx) is the treatment of choice for end stage renal disease. Immunosuppressiv...
Bone mass accrual and maintenance are regulated by a complex interplay between genetic and environme...
The attachment of a pathogen to target cells is a critical step in establishing an infection. Most G...
Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial progressive disease characterized by the appearance of inflamed ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory joint disease, which is mainly characterized by...
Stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic, belongs among the foremost causes of death and disability worldwide...
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. It is a group of optic neuropathies, ch...
A small set of highly conserved signaling molecules performs a great number of tasks in different an...