Title |
Potential of caveolae in the therapy of cardiovascular and neurological diseases
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Published in |
Frontiers in Physiology, September 2014
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DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2014.00370 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Gemma Navarro, Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela, Kjell Fuxe, Rafael Franco |
Abstract |
Caveolae are membrane micro-domains enriched in cholesterol, sphingolipids and caveolins, which are transmembrane proteins with a hairpin-like structure. Caveolae participate in receptor-mediated trafficking of cell surface receptors and receptor-mediated signaling. Furthermore, caveolae participate in clathrin-independent endocytosis of membrane receptors. On the one hand, caveolins are involved in vascular and cardiac dysfunction. Also, neurological abnormalities in caveolin-1 knockout mice and a link between caveolin-1 gene haplotypes and neurodegenerative diseases have been reported. The aim of this article is to present the rationale for considering caveolae as potential targets in cardiovascular and neurological diseases. |
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