Lithium induces clearance of protease resistant prion protein in prion-infected cells by induction of autophagy

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-34

  Heiseke, Andreas ^a   Aguib, Yasmine ^a   Riemer, Constanze ^b   Baier, Michael ^b   Schätzl, Hermann M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Lithium; Mammalian target of rapamycin; Prion; Prion infection; Rapamycin

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE; LITHIUM; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; RAPAMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; LITHIUM; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MICE; PRION DISEASES; PRPSC PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 61849102412     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.05906.x     Document Type: Article

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