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Cell Biology

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Set 11 Brain Disorders

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Question 1

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The text lists three treatments for Parkinson's disease: l-dopa administration, deep brain stimulation, and cell-replacement therapy. Choose one of these and discuss the theory behind how it works and the limitations of its success and effectiveness.

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l-dopa is the precursor to dopamine. Dop...

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Question 2

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If α-synuclein knock-out mice and mice with normal α-synuclein were injected with α-synuclein in the substantia nigra, which mice would develop symptoms of Parkinson's disease and why?

A) The wild type mice would develop symptoms of Parkinson's as the α-synuclein would be able to cause mitochondrial dysfunction in the substantia nigra.
B) The α-synuclein knock-out mice would develop symptoms of Parkinson's as the α-synuclein would be able to cause mitochondrial dysfunction in the substantia nigra.
C) The α-synuclein knock-out mice would develop symptoms of Parkinson's because the α-synuclein protein would aggregate and spread cell to cell.
D) The α-synuclein wild type mice would develop symptoms of Parkinson's because the injected α-synuclein protein would recruit native α-synuclein and the aggregates could spread cell to cell.

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Question 3

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It has been difficult to develop drugs for brain disorders including AD. For example, many groups have tried to target γ-secretase.
A. Why is γ-secretase a good target for Alzheimer's treatment?
B. What is one reason, so far, that drugs targeting γ-secretase have not been successful?

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γ-secretase is the enzyme that produces ...

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