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SUBMITTER: Yao W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5803253 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yao Weijie W Yang Xinwei X Zhu Jiayue J Gao Biane B Shi Haotian H Xu Liping L
Scientific reports 20180207 1
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is mainly characterized by demyelination resulted from the apoptosis of the Schwann cell (SCs). Although the exact mechanisms underlying DPN remain unclear, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is strongly implicated in the apoptosis. Under ER stress, activated inositol-requiring kinase 1α (IRE1α) unregulated CHOP, phosphorylated JNK and Caspase-12 to aggravate apoptosis-mediated damage of DPN. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that inhibition of IRE1α could r ...[more]