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Heat Shock Proteins in Alzheimer’s Disease: Role and Targeting

Paola MarzulloAndrea PaceAntonio Palumbo-piccionelloCeleste Caruso BavisottoSilvestre BuscemiAntonella Marino GammazzaClaudia Campanella

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0301 basic medicineheat shock proteinDiseaseReviewprotein TauHsp70lcsh:ChemistrychaperoneEnzyme Inhibitorslcsh:QH301-705.5SpectroscopybiologyGeneral MedicineHsp60Hsp90Computer Science Applicationsamyloid peptideModels AnimalHSP60Protein foldingAlzheimer’s diseaseheat shock proteins; chaperones; Alzheimer’s disease; amyloid peptide; protein Tau; Hsp60; Hsp70; Hsp90Tau proteintau ProteinsHsp90Computational biologyCatalysisInorganic ChemistryMitochondrial Proteins03 medical and health sciencesAlzheimer DiseaseHeat shock proteinAnimalsHumanschaperonesHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMolecular BiologyAmyloid beta-PeptidesSettore BIO/16 - Anatomia UmanaOrganic ChemistryChaperonin 60Settore CHIM/06 - Chimica OrganicaHsp70030104 developmental biologylcsh:Biology (General)lcsh:QD1-999heat shock proteinsbiology.protein

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Among diseases whose cure is still far from being discovered, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been recognized as a crucial medical and social problem. A major issue in AD research is represented by the complexity of involved biochemical pathways, including the nature of protein misfolding, which results in the production of toxic species. Considering the involvement of (mis)folding processes in AD aetiology, targeting molecular chaperones represents a promising therapeutic perspective. This review analyses the connection between AD and molecular chaperones, with particular attention toward the most important heat shock proteins (HSPs) as representative components of the human chaperome: Hsp60, Hsp70 and Hsp90. The role of these proteins in AD is highlighted from a biological point of view. Pharmacological targeting of such HSPs with inhibitors or regulators is also discussed.

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2018-09-01
10.3390/ijms19092603http://hdl.handle.net/10447/296837