title: Multiple roles for poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 in neurological disease.
abstract: Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is a nuclear protein activated by DNA damage. PARP-1 activation is associated in DNA repair, cell death and inflammation. Since oxidative stress induced robust DNA damage and wide spread inflammatory responses are common pathologies of various CNS diseases, the interest toward PARP-1 as a therapeutic target has peaked. This review introduces mechanism of PARP-1 activation, the role of PARP-1 in cell physiology and pathology, and discusses the potential of PARP-1 inhibition as a therapy in acute and chronic CNS diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Tiina.Kauppinen@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Tiina M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kauppinen
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D004260:DNA Repair; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D000067856:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D000067856:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; C499320:PARP1 protein, human; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases