Ehrnhoefer DE, Duennwald M, Markovic P, Wacker JL, Engemann S, Roark M, Legleiter J, Marsh JL, Thompson LM, Lindquist S, Muchowski PJ, Wanker EE. Green tea (-)-epigallocatechin-gallate modulates early events in huntingtin misfolding and reduces toxicity in Huntington's disease models. Hum Mol Genet. 2006 Sep 15;15(18):2743-51. PubMed.
Recommends
Please login to recommend the paper.
Comments
University of California, Irvine
Inhibitor of Htt misfolding and oligomerization reduces polyQ toxicity in vivo.
Darmstadt Technical University
EGCG is a frequent hitter in HTS, like many catechols. It was reported to inhibit BACE and the 20 S proteasome. Care has to be taken to work under inert atmosphere in order to avoid oxidation-derived artefacts. It's abundant in food and beverages, but does that make it a good starting point for drug development?
Make a Comment
To make a comment you must login or register.