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Pharmacological interference with the glucocorticoid system influences symptoms and lifespan in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.

Braun, Sebastian LU ; Kottwitz, Denise and Nuber, Ulrike LU (2012) In Human Molecular Genetics 21(8). p.1673-1680
Abstract
Rett syndrome (RTT) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the X-linked gene MECP2 coding for methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). This protein can act as transcriptional repressor and we showed in a previous study that glucocorticoid-inducible genes are up-regulated in a RTT mouse model and that these genes are direct MeCP2 targets. Here, we report that pharmacological intervention with the glucocorticoid system has an impact on the symptoms and lifespan in a RTT mouse model. Our data support a functional implication of the stress hormone system in RTT and suggest this hormone system as potential therapeutic target.
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10.1093/hmg/ddr602
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  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Human Molecular Genetics}},
  title        = {{Pharmacological interference with the glucocorticoid system influences symptoms and lifespan in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1093/hmg/ddr602}},
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