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Dickey et al. report that agonists of the nuclear receptors RXR and PPARδ are neuroprotective in models of Huntington’s disease because they enhance oxidative metabolism and promote autophagy-mediated protein homeostasis.

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1. A. S. Dickey,
2. D. N. Sanchez,
3. M. Arreola,
4. K. R. Sampat,
5. W. Fan,
6. N. Arbez,
7. S. Akimov,
8. M. J. Van Kanegan,
9. K. Ohnishi,
10. S. K. Gilmore-Hall,
11. A. L. Flores,
12. J. M. Nguyen,
13. N. Lomas,
14. C. L. Hsu,
15. D. C. Lo,
16. C. A. Ross,
17. E. Masliah,
18. R. M. Evans,
19. A. R. La Spada
, PPARδ activation by bexarotene promotes neuroprotection by restoring bioenergetic and quality control homeostasis. Sci. Transl. Med. 9, eaal2332 (2017).
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[1] A. S. Dickey,
D. N. Sanchez,
M. Arreola,
K. R. Sampat,
W. Fan,
N. Arbez,
S. Akimov,
M. J. Van Kanegan,
K. Ohnishi,
S. K. Gilmore-Hall,
A. L. Flores,
J. M. Nguyen,
N. Lomas,
C. L. Hsu,
D. C. Lo,
C. A. Ross,
E. Masliah,
R. M. Evans,
A. R. La Spada
, PPARδ activation by bexarotene promotes neuroprotection by restoring bioenergetic and quality control homeostasis. Sci. Transl. Med. 9, eaal2332 (2017).
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[2] A. S. Dickey,

[3] D. N. Sanchez,

[4] M. Arreola,

[5] K. R. Sampat,

[6] W. Fan,

[7] N. Arbez,

[8] S. Akimov,

[9] M. J. Van Kanegan,

[10] K. Ohnishi,

[11] S. K. Gilmore-Hall,

[12] A. L. Flores,

[13] J. M. Nguyen,

[14] N. Lomas,

[15] C. L. Hsu,

[16] D. C. Lo,

[17] C. A. Ross,

[18] E. Masliah,

[19] R. M. Evans,

[20] A. R. La Spada

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