期刊
NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 38, 期 4, 页码 296-310出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01265.x
关键词
agent strain; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; neuropathology; prion protein; PRNP gene; protein misfolding disease
资金
- Department of Health, UK
- Scottish Government
- MRC [RA1130]
- MRC [G0900580, G0600953] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0900580, G0600953] Funding Source: researchfish
M. W. Head and J. W. Ironside (2012) Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology38, 296310 CreutzfeldtJakob disease: prion protein type, disease phenotype and agent strain The human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or human prion diseases are one of the most intensively investigated groups of rare human neurodegenerative conditions. They are generally held to be unique in terms of their complex epidemiology and phenotypic variability, but they may also serve as a paradigm with which other more common protein misfolding disorders might be compared and contrasted. The clinico-pathological phenotype of human prion diseases appears to depend on a complex interaction between the prion protein genotype of the affected individual and the physico-chemical properties of the neurotoxic and transmissible agent, thought to comprise of misfolded prion protein. A major focus of research in recent years has been to define the phenotypic heterogeneity of the recognized human prion diseases, correlate this with molecular-genetic features and then determine whether this molecular-genetic classification of human prion disease defines the biological properties of the agent as determined by animal transmission studies. This review seeks to survey the field as it currently stands, summarize what has been learned, and explore what remains to be investigated in order to obtain a more complete scientific understanding of prion diseases and to protect public health.
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