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Abstract This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with ALLPRO, a source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA—C22:6n‐3, 126 g kg−1 dry weight) and nucleotides (5 g kg−1 dry weight), on Nile tilapia farmed in southern Brazil during autumn, winter, and spring.
Vitor Mendes Lehmkuhl +6 more
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Coenzyme Q10: Role in Less Common Age-Related Disorders
In this article we have reviewed the potential role of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in the pathogenesis and treatment of a number of less common age-related disorders, for many of which effective therapies are not currently available. For most of these disorders,
David Mantle, Iain P. Hargreaves
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ABSTRACT Background: Orf virus (ORFV), a zoonotic member of the genus Parapoxvirus, causes contagious ecthyma in sheep and goats and poses significant economic and public health concerns. Despite frequent outbreaks, molecular data on ORFV circulating in Tanzania remain scarce.
Charles Mayenga +4 more
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Paula Coutinho’s outstanding contribution to the definition of Machado-Joseph disease
Machado-Joseph disease, also known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is the most common form of autosomal dominant ataxia in the world. Paula Coutinho, a highly-regarded Portuguese neurologist worldwide, had a seminal participation in the definition of ...
Bruno Carniatto Marques Garcia +4 more
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This study uncovers a new allosteric site in the Josephin domain of ataxin‐3 targeted by the molecular tweezer CLR01, which modulates protein aggregation, improves synaptic function in neuronal cells, and delays motor dysfunction in animal models.
Alexandra Silva +28 more
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Itajaí, Santa Catarina – Azorean ancestry and spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
The authors present a historical review of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3/MJD), the most common form of spinocerebellar ataxia in Brazil, and consider the high frequency of cases in families from Itajaí, a city on the coast of
Hélio A. G. Teive +6 more
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) belongs to the family of polyglutamine neurodegenerations. Each disorder stems from the abnormal lengthening of a glutamine repeat in a different protein. Although caused by a similar mutation, polyglutamine disorders
Sean L Johnson +4 more
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Machado-Joseph Disease [PDF]
ABSTRACT:We studied the activity of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) in leukocytes from 23 patients with domi-nantly inherited ataxia. All the patients were assessed with a rating scale for ataxias and met the clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Machado-Joseph disease.
A, Gonçalves +4 more
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USP10 in Neurological Disorders: Mechanistic Insights and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies
USP10 is a deubiquitinating enzyme that affects neurological diseases through multiple mechanisms, including the accumulation of toxic proteins, autophagy, and immune responses. In this review, we discuss the structure and characteristics of USP10 and summarize the role of USP10 in neurological disorders.
Celemuge +5 more
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a hereditary ataxia caused by inheritance of a mutated form of the human ATXN3 gene containing an expanded CAG repeat region, encoding a human ataxin-3 protein with a long polyglutamine (polyQ) repeat region ...
Katherine J. Robinson +4 more
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