Probucol increases striatal glutathione peroxidase activity and protects against 3-nitropropionic acid-induced pro-oxidative damage in rats.

Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by symptoms attributable to the death of striatal and cortical neurons. The molecular mechanisms mediating neuronal death in HD involve oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Administ...

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Main Authors: Dirleise Colle, Danúbia Bonfanti Santos, Eduardo Luiz Gasnhar Moreira, Juliana Montagna Hartwig, Alessandra Antunes dos Santos, Luciana Teixeira Zimmermann, Mariana Appel Hort, Marcelo Farina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23799154/pdf/?tool=EBI