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Phosphodiesterase 4D: an enzyme to remember.
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British journal of pharmacology [Br J Pharmacol] 2015 Oct; Vol. 172 (20), pp. 4785-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 22. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is one of the second messengers critically involved in the molecular mechanisms underlying memory formation. In the CNS, the availability of cAMP is tightly controlled by phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), a family of enzymes that degrades the cyclic nucleotide to inactive AMP. Among the different PDE4 isoforms, in the last few years PDE4D has been hogging the limelight due to accumulating evidence for its crucial role in cognitive processes, which makes this enzyme a promising target for therapeutic interventions in a variety of pathological conditions characterized by memory impairment, such as Alzheimer's disease. In this article, we review the role of the cAMP signal transduction pathway in memory formation with a particular focus on the recent progress in PDE4D research.<br /> (© 2015 The British Pharmacological Society.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-5381
- Volume :
- 172
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British journal of pharmacology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26211680
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13257