Kir6.1/K-ATP channel on astrocytes protects against dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson’s disease via promoting mitophagy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.07.009
Abstract: ATP-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channels, coupling cell metabolism to cell membrane potential, are involved in brain diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD). Kir6.1, a pore-forming subunit of K-ATP channel, is prominently expressed in astrocytes and participates in… read more here.
Keywords: kir6 atp; astrocytic kir6; atp channel; kir6 ... See more keywords