Inhibition of protease-resistant prion protein accumulation in vitro by curcumin

Journal of Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5499-5502

  Caughey, Byron ^a   Raymond, Lynne D ^a   Raymond, Gregory J ^a   Maxson, Laura ^a   Silveira, Jay ^a   Baron, Gerald S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEASE RESISTANT PRION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENCY; HAMSTER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCRAPIE; SCRAPIE AGENT;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CURCUMIN; ENDOPEPTIDASES; MESOCRICETUS; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0037405847     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.9.5499-5502.2003     Document Type: Article

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