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Prion Diseases

Known as: Prion-Associated Disorders, Transmissible Dementia, Prion Disease 
A group of genetic, infectious, or sporadic degenerative human and animal nervous system disorders associated with abnormal PRIONS. These diseases… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Central Nervous SystemCommunicable DiseasesCorticostriatal-Spinal DegenerationDementia
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseGerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker DiseaseKuruSPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH NEUROPSYCHIATRIC FEATURES

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Organic brain syndrome

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Review
2019
Review
2019
Recent advances in the mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and its inhibitors
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multimeric protein complex that initiates an inflammatory form of cell death and triggers the release… Expand
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2019
Review
2019
MicroRNAs in Neuroinflammation: Implications in Disease Pathogenesis, Biomarker Discovery and Therapeutic Applications
The central nervous system can respond to threat via the induction of an inflammatory response. Under normal circumstances this… Expand
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2018
Review
2018
Microglia in neurodegeneration
The neuroimmune system is involved in development, normal functioning, aging, and injury of the central nervous system. Microglia… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Recent advances in the field of transition metal dichalcogenides for biomedical applications.
Nanosheets of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDs), the graphene-like two-dimensional (2D) materials, exhibit a unique… Expand
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2018
Review
2018
Rutin as a Potent Antioxidant: Implications for Neurodegenerative Disorders
A wide range of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and… Expand
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2018
Review
2018
Protein misfolding, aggregation, and conformational strains in neurodegenerative diseases
A hallmark event in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) is the misfolding, aggregation, and accumulation of proteins, leading to… Expand
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2001
Review
2001
Prion diseases of humans and animals: their causes and molecular basis.
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  • Annual review of neuroscience
  • 2001
    • Corpus ID: 18915904
Prion diseases are transmissible neurodegenerative conditions that include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans and bovine… Expand
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1997
Review
1997
Prion diseases and the BSE crisis.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are among the most notable central nervous… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The same prion strain causes vCJD and BSE
Epidemiological and clinicopathological studies, allied with pathological prion protein (PrPSc) analysis, strongly support the… Expand
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1991
Review
1991
Molecular biology of prion diseases
Prions cause transmissible and genetic neurodegenerative diseases, including scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy of… Expand
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