The unfolded protein response in neurodegenerative disorders–therapeutic modulation of the PERK pathway

D Hughes, GR Mallucci - The FEBS journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… , particularly, the PERK pathway can be observed … modulation of the PERK pathway results
in potent neuroprotection. Targeting aberrant UPR signalling is the focus of new therapeutic

PERK pathway and neurodegenerative disease: to inhibit or to activate?

T Shacham, C Patel, GZ Lederkremer - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
… We can conclude that PERK pathway modulation using small molecule drugs is a very
promising therapeutic approach for a wide variety of neurodegenerative diseases. It is surprising …

PERK-opathies: an endoplasmic reticulum stress mechanism underlying neurodegeneration

MC Bell, SE Meier, AL Ingram… - Current Alzheimer …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
… provide key insights into the physiology of different cancers, which could see advancements
in treatment through therapeutic modification or modulation of the PERK pathway. Inhibiting …

Modulation of the unfolded protein response impedes tumor cell adaptation to proteotoxic stress: a PERK for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy

YP Vandewynckel, D Laukens, E Bogaerts… - Hepatology …, 2015 - Springer
therapeutic potential of UPR modulation in vitro and in vivo. We observed that in contrast to
the dogma stating that PERK … UPR pathways with a strong activation of the PERK pathway in …

The PERK-dependent molecular mechanisms as a novel therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases

W Rozpędek-Kamińska, N Siwecka… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
… These data led to the prediction that pharmacological modulation of the PERK-dependent …
of the PERK-dependent UPR signaling pathways may constitute a novel therapeutic strategy …

Targeting the kinase insert loop of PERK selectively modulates PERK signaling without systemic toxicity in mice

DT Hughes, M Halliday, HL Smith, NC Verity… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
… that is selective for PERK activation and hence … to therapeutic modulation of this pathway
in neurodegeneration. To do this, we exploited a separate mechanism for modulating PERK

Chronic PERK induction promotes Alzheimer-like neuropathology in Down syndrome: Insights for therapeutic intervention

C Lanzillotta, I Zuliani, A Tramutola, E Barone… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
… provided strong support of the pathological link between PERK and trisomy 21. Our results
suggest that failure to regulate the PERK pathway is a peculiar characteristic of DS pathology …

PERK signaling through C/EBPδ contributes to ER stress-induced expression of immunomodulatory and tumor promoting chemokines by cancer cells

N Sheshadri, DK Poria, S Sharan, Y Hu, C Yan… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
PERK pathway to contribute to the induction of the chemokines CXCL8 and CCL20, thus
revealing a novel mechanism for ER stress-mediated modulation … and therapeutic outcomes. In …

PERK integrates oncogenic signaling and cell survival during cancer development

Y Bu, JA Diehl - Journal of cellular physiology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… regulator cyclin D1 and lipid biosynthesis modulator insig1 (insulin inducible gene 1), …
pathways are potential therapeutic targets. In this section, we focus on the contributions of PERK

Modulation of the Akt pathway reveals a novel link with PERK/eIF2α, which is relevant during hypoxia

M Blaustein, D Pérez-Munizaga, MA Sánchez… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
… Several inhibitors of the Akt pathway have been developed as therapeutic treatments, some
of which are currently being tested in clinical trials [13]–[16]. One of these inhibitors is the …