{"id":1820,"date":"2014-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neurodegenerationresearch.eu\/2014\/02\/aging-brains-need-chaperone-proteins\/"},"modified":"2014-09-22T09:14:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T09:14:41","slug":"aging-brains-need-chaperone-proteins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neurodegenerationresearch.eu\/nb\/2014\/02\/aging-brains-need-chaperone-proteins\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging brains need &#8216;chaperone&#8217; proteins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The word &laquo;chaperone&raquo; refers to an adult who keeps teenagers from acting up at a dance or overnight trip. It also describes a type of protein that can guard the brain against its own troublemakers: misfolded proteins that are involved in several neurodegenerative diseases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have demonstrated that as animals age, their brains are more vulnerable to misfolded proteins, partly because of a decline in chaperone activity. <\/p>\n<p>The researchers were studying a model of spinocerebellar ataxia, but the findings have implications for understanding other diseases, such as Alzheimer&#8217;s, Parkinson&#8217;s and Huntington&#8217;s.  <\/p>\n<p>They also identified targets for potential therapies: bolstering levels of either a particular chaperone or a growth factor in brain cells can protect against the toxic effects of misfolded proteins. <\/p>\n<p>The results were published in the journal <link http:\/\/www.cell.com\/neuron\/home - external-link-new-window \"Opens external link in new window\">Neuron<\/link>. <\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbsp; 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