The small molecule AUTEN-99 (autophagy enhancer-99) prevents the progression of neurodegenerative symptoms

• Main Authors: Kovács, Tibor, Billes, Viktor, Komlós, Marcell, Hotzi, Bernadette, Manzéger, Anna, Tarnóci, Anna, Papp, Diána, Szikszai, Fanni, Szinyákovics, Janka, Rácz, Ákos, Noszál, Béla, Veszelka, Szilvia, Walter, Fruzsina R., Deli, Mária A., Hackler, Laszlo, Alfoldi, Robert, Huzian, Orsolya, Puskas, Laszlo G., Liliom, Hanna, Tárnok, Krisztián, Schlett, Katalin, Borsy, Adrienn, Welker, Ervin, Kovács, Attila L., Pádár, Zsolt, Erdős, Attila, Legradi, Adam, Bjelik, Annamaria, Gulya, Károly, Gulyás, Balázs, Vellai, Tibor
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Drug discovery; Diseases
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83587; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42675
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Autophagy functions as a main route for the degradation of superfluous and damaged constituents of the cytoplasm. Defects in autophagy are implicated in the development of various age-dependent degenerative disorders such as cancer, neurodegeneration and tissue atrophy, and in accelerated aging. To...