Vascular dysfunction in a mouse model of Rett syndrome and effects of curcumin treatment.

Mutations in the coding sequence of the X-linked gene MeCP2 (Methyl CpG-binding protein) are present in around 80% of patients with Rett Syndrome, a common cause of intellectual disability in female and to date without any effective pharmacological treatment. A relevant, and so far unexplored featur...

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Main Authors: Anna Panighini, Emiliano Duranti, Ferruccio Santini, Margherita Maffei, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Niccola Funel, Stefano Taddei, Nunzia Bernardini, Chiara Ippolito, Agostino Virdis, Mario Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660336?pdf=render