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If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic

If it is correct that ineffective levels of transforming growth factors beta and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic. Pacltaxel is a direct way to increase TGFBR2 levels. Indirect ways that will increas...

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Autor principal: Fessel, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7202202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12019
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description If it is correct that ineffective levels of transforming growth factors beta and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic. Pacltaxel is a direct way to increase TGFBR2 levels. Indirect ways that will increase TGFBR2, include decreasing the levels of c‐myc because that will lower the miRNA cluster 17‐92, particularly its miR‐17 and miR‐20a components; and raising EGFR because that also will increase TGFBR2. Metformin and desferrioxamine are drugs that decrease c‐myc; and statins increase levels of EGF. Clinical trials using those drugs, would demonstrate whether they decrease the progression from amnestic mild cognitive impairment to AD.
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spelling pubmed-72022022020-05-07 If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic Fessel, Jeffrey Alzheimers Dement (N Y) Perspective If it is correct that ineffective levels of transforming growth factors beta and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic. Pacltaxel is a direct way to increase TGFBR2 levels. Indirect ways that will increase TGFBR2, include decreasing the levels of c‐myc because that will lower the miRNA cluster 17‐92, particularly its miR‐17 and miR‐20a components; and raising EGFR because that also will increase TGFBR2. Metformin and desferrioxamine are drugs that decrease c‐myc; and statins increase levels of EGF. Clinical trials using those drugs, would demonstrate whether they decrease the progression from amnestic mild cognitive impairment to AD. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7202202/ /pubmed/32382652 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12019 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Alzheimer's Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic
title If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic
title_full If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic
title_fullStr If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic
title_full_unstemmed If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic
title_short If ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, then increasing TGFBR2 might be therapeutic
title_sort if ineffective levels of transforming growth factors and their receptor account for old age being a risk factor for alzheimer's disease, then increasing tgfbr2 might be therapeutic
topic Perspective
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7202202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12019
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