Efficient treatment of Parkinson's disease using ultrasonography-guided rhFGF20 proteoliposomes

• Main Authors: Jianlou Niu (Author), Junjun Xie (Author), Kaiwen Guo (Author), Xiaomin Zhang (Author), Feng Xia (Author), Xinyu Zhao (Author), Lintao Song (Author), Deli Zhuge (Author), Xiaokun Li (Author), Yingzheng Zhao (Author), Zhifeng Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Fibroblast growth factor-20 (FGF20) is a paracrine member of the FGF family that is preferentially expressed in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Previous studies have demonstrated that FGF20 enhances the survival of dopaminergic neurons suggesting the potential use of FGF20 to treat Parkin...