Journal
TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 694-703Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2014.10.002
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; network biology; neurodegenerative diseases; Parkinson's disease
Funding
- US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command [W81XWH-09-0708, W81XWH13-1-0025]
- CurePSP Foundation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, and Related Brain Diseases [507-12]
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
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Network biology has become a powerful tool to dissect the molecular mechanisms triggering neurodegeneration. Recent developments in network biology have led to the discovery of disease-causing genes, diagnostic biomarkers, and therapeutic targets for several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Network-based approaches have provided the molecular rationale for the relationship among cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases, and have uncovered unexpected links between apparently unrelated diseases. Here, we summarize the recent advances in network biology to untangle the molecular underpinnings giving rise to the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases. We propose that network analysis provides a feasible and practical tool for identifying biologically meaningful biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for clinical intervention in neurodegenerative diseases.
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