title: Zinc in the physiology and pathology of the CNS.
abstract: The past few years have witnessed dramatic progress on all frontiers of zinc neurobiology. The recent development of powerful tools, including zinc-sensitive fluorescent probes, selective chelators and genetically modified animal models, has brought a deeper understanding of the roles of this cation as a crucial intra- and intercellular signalling ion of the CNS, and hence of the neurophysiological importance of zinc-dependent pathways and the injurious effects of zinc dyshomeostasis. The development of some innovative therapeutic strategies is aimed at controlling and preventing the damaging effects of this cation in neurological conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic and Applied Medical Science, Molecular Neurology Unit, CeSI-Center for Excellence on Aging, University G. dAnnunzio, Chieti, 66013, Italy. ssensi@uci.edu
authors.forename: Stefano L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Sensi
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paoletti
authors.forename: Ashley I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sekler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D016923:Cell Death / Q000502:physiology; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D015032:Zinc