Recent advance in role of galectin-3 in central neurodegenerative diseases / 中华神经医学杂志

Galectin-3 (Gal3) is a multipotent protein involved in cell activation, proliferation and migration, which plays an important role in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Recent studies have shown that Gal3 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of central nervous system degenerative diseases, but its specific mechanism is not clear. This article reviews the research progress on the mechanism and expression of Gal3 in central nervous system degenerative diseases, and discusses the application value of Gal3 as a new therapeutic target in central nervous system degenerative diseases, so as to provide new scientific basis for early prevention and treatment of central nervous system degenerative diseases.