title: Distinct roles of diverse nuclear factor-kappaB complexes in neuropathological mechanisms.
abstract: The nuclear transcription factors kappaB (NF-kappaB) function as key regulators of physiological processes in the central nervous system. Aberrant regulation of NF-kappaB can underlie neurological disorders associated with neurodegeneration. A large number of studies have reported a dual role of NF-kappaB in regulating neuron survival in pathological conditions. A recent progress in understanding the mechanisms responsible for opposite effects elicited by NF-kappaB in brain dysfunctions arises from the identification of diverse NF-kappaB complexes specifically involved in the mechanism of neuronal cell death or cell survival. We here discuss the latest findings and consider the therapeutic potential of targeting distinct NF-kappaB complexes for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and memory dysfunctions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, I 25123, Italy. pizzi@med.unibs.it
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizzi
authors.forename: Pierfranco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death; D002470:Cell Survival; D019281:Dimerization; D006801:Humans; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000502:physiology*; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B