PMID- 16854410 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061201 LR - 20060821 IS - 0014-2999 (Print) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 545 IP - 1 DP - 2006 Sep 1 TI - Distinct roles of diverse nuclear factor-kappaB complexes in neuropathological mechanisms. PG - 22-8 AB - The nuclear transcription factors kappaB (NF-kappaB) function as key regulators of physiological processes in the central nervous system. Aberrant regulation of NF-kappaB can underlie neurological disorders associated with neurodegeneration. A large number of studies have reported a dual role of NF-kappaB in regulating neuron survival in pathological conditions. A recent progress in understanding the mechanisms responsible for opposite effects elicited by NF-kappaB in brain dysfunctions arises from the identification of diverse NF-kappaB complexes specifically involved in the mechanism of neuronal cell death or cell survival. We here discuss the latest findings and consider the therapeutic potential of targeting distinct NF-kappaB complexes for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and memory dysfunctions. FAU - Pizzi, Marina AU - Pizzi M AD - Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, I 25123, Italy. pizzi@med.unibs.it FAU - Spano, Pierfranco AU - Spano P LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20060616 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Death MH - Cell Survival MH - Dimerization MH - Humans MH - NF-kappa B/*physiology MH - Neurodegenerative Diseases/*metabolism/pathology MH - Neurons/pathology RF - 95 EDAT- 2006/07/21 09:00 MHDA- 2006/12/09 09:00 CRDT- 2006/07/21 09:00 PHST- 2005/12/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/03/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2006/06/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/07/21 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/12/09 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/07/21 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(06)00645-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.06.027 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Sep 1;545(1):22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.06.027. Epub 2006 Jun 16.