Repositioning tolcapone as a potent inhibitor of transthyretin amyloidogenesis and associated cellular toxicity

Misfolding of transthyretin can cause amyloid aggregation disorders that can be treated by stabilizing the tetrameric form with tafamidis. Here the authors show that tolcapone, a drug already FDA-approved for Parkinson disease, has strong transthyretin stabilizing function and might be a superior th...

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Auteurs principaux: Ricardo Sant'Anna, Pablo Gallego, Lei Z. Robinson, Alda Pereira-Henriques, Nelson Ferreira, Francisca Pinheiro, Sebastian Esperante, Irantzu Pallares, Oscar Huertas, Maria Rosário Almeida, Natàlia Reixach, Raul Insa, Adrian Velazquez-Campoy, David Reverter, Núria Reig, Salvador Ventura
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/837ff0b26f1b42a594f1b539d90bcb7c
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