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Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM
Nishimura S, Mishra-Gorur K, Park J, Surovtseva YV, Sebti SM, Levchenko A, Louvi A, Gunel M. Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 5503-5508. PMID: 28500274, PMCID: PMC5448170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702942114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesDiphosphonatesDrosophilaDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalDrug Therapy, CombinationEndothelial CellsFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFemaleFluvastatinHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImidazolesIndolesMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMicePregnancyProtein PrenylationZoledronic AcidConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsTreatment of CCMsCommon vascular anomaliesPotential pharmacological treatment optionsFocal neurological deficitsPharmacological treatment optionsCCM diseaseAcute mouse modelCentral nervous systemNeurological deficitsHemorrhagic strokePharmacological therapyLesion burdenVascular deficitsSymptomatic lesionsCombination therapyTreatment optionsVascular anomaliesGlial cellsCavernous malformationsMouse modelPrimary astrocytesNervous systemDrug AdministrationSustained inhibition
1995
Mapping a gene causing cerebral cavernous malformation to 7q11.2-q21.
Günel M, Awad IA, Anson J, Lifton RP. Mapping a gene causing cerebral cavernous malformation to 7q11.2-q21. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6620-6624. PMID: 7604043, PMCID: PMC41570, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 7DNAFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic LinkageGenetic MarkersGenome, HumanHemangioma, CavernousHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMolecular Sequence DataPedigreePolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticRecombination, GeneticRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid