Protein misfolding and aggregation in cataract disease and prospects for prevention.
Protein misfolding and aggregation in cataract disease and prospects for prevention.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molmed.2012.03.005
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发表时间:
2012-05
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
King JA
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作者:
Moreau KL;King JA
The transparency of the eye lens depends on maintaining the native tertiary structures and solubility of the lens crystallin proteins over a lifetime. Cataract, the leading cause of blindness worldwide, is caused by protein aggregation within the protected lens environment. With age, covalent protein damage accumulates through pathways thought to include UV radiation, oxidation, deamidation, and truncations. Experiments suggest that the resulting protein destabilization leads to partially unfolded, aggregation-prone intermediates and the formation of insoluble, light-scattering protein aggregates. These aggregates either include or overwhelm the protein chaperone content of the lens. Here we review the causes of cataracts and non-surgical methods being investigated to inhibit or delay cataract development, including natural product-based therapies, modulators of oxidation, and protein aggregation inhibitors.
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