Yokukansan inhibits neuronal death during ER stress by regulating the unfolded protein response.

<h4>Background</h4>Recently, several studies have reported Yokukansan (Tsumura TJ-54), a traditional Japanese medicine, as a potential new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of...

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Main Authors: Toru Hiratsuka, Shinsuke Matsuzaki, Shingo Miyata, Mitsuhiro Kinoshita, Kazuaki Kakehi, Shinji Nishida, Taiichi Katayama, Masaya Tohyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20967273/?tool=EBI