Natural polyphenols as modulators of TTR amyloidogenesis: In vitro and in vivo evidences towards therapy

Amyloid

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 39-42

  Ferreira, Nelson ^a,b   Saraiva, Maria João ^a,b   Almeida, Maria Rosário ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amyloid inhibitors; Epigallocatechin 3 gallate; Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; Polyphenols; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CURCUMIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PREALBUMIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATECHIN; CURCUMIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYPHENOLS; PREALBUMIN;

EID: 84861433687     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2012.668502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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