Docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids increase prion formation in neuronal cells
Journal Article
Bate, C., Tayebi, M., Diomede, L., Salmona, M., & Williams, A. Docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids increase prion formation in neuronal cells. BMC Biology, 6, https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-39
Background: The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, otherwise known as prion diseases, occur following the conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) to an alternatively folded, disease-associated isoform (PrPSc). Recent studies suggest t... Read More about Docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids increase prion formation in neuronal cells.