title: An Overview of Potential Targets for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Huntington's Disease.
abstract: Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide. Progressive damage or loss of neurons, neurodegeneration, has severe consequences on the mental and physical health of a patient. Despite all efforts by scientific community, there is currently no cure or manner to slow degeneration progression. We review some treatments that attempt to prevent the progress of some of major neurodegenerative diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Huntington's disease.
authors: Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus Pampulha, 31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Caroline Zocatelli
authors: CZ
authors: de Paula
authors: Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus Pampulha, 31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Bruno Daniel Correia
authors: BD
authors: Gonçalves
authors: Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus Pampulha, 31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Luciene Bruno
authors: LB
authors: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology*