Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) has been characterized as an injury-related factor, based on the observation that it is strongly upregulated in many acute or chronic central nervous system disorders. TGF-beta is generally thought to be neuroprotective and several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this beneficial action. For instance, TGF-beta protects neurons against the potentiating effect of tissue-type plasminogen activator on NMDA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity, by up-regulating type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor expression in astrocytes. TGF-beta has also anti-apoptotic properties, through a recruitment of a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and a concomitant activation of anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family. These multiple mechanisms might reflect the pleiotropic nature of TGF-beta, reinforcing the potential therapeutic value of this cytokine in several central nervous system disorders. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Nanchang Univ, Sch Basic Med Sci, Clin Med Sch 1, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, Peoples R ChinaNanchang Univ, Sch Basic Med Sci, Clin Med Sch 1, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, Peoples R China
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Med Coll Georgia, Dept Neurol, Inst Mol Med & Genet, Program Neurobiol,Sch Med, Augusta, GA 30912 USAMed Coll Georgia, Dept Neurol, Inst Mol Med & Genet, Program Neurobiol,Sch Med, Augusta, GA 30912 USA
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RMIT Univ, Sch Med Sci, Discipline Pharm, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia
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Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Robert H Lurie Comprehens Canc Ctr, Div Hematol Oncol,Canc Genet Program,Dept Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USANorthwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Robert H Lurie Comprehens Canc Ctr, Div Hematol Oncol,Canc Genet Program,Dept Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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