ER stress involves in neuronal degeneration / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Endoplasmic reticulum(ER) is a locus where proteins are modified,folded and calcium stored.The accumulation of unfolded protein and disorder of calcium ion can lead to ER stress.Early ER stress will induce unfolded protein response(UPR)which may be protective to cells.On the contrary,long-time strong ER stress will induce cell apoptosis,even death.ER stress has been suggested to be involved in some human neurodegenerative diseases.However,the exact contributions of ER stress in the various disease processes are yet unknown.This review mainly summarizes recently reported discoveries concerning ER stress associated with neurodegenerative diseases and highlights current knowledge in this field that may reveal novel insight into disease mechanisms and help to design better therapies for these disorders.