Aperçu: G.M.
Bien
que les TSA présentent un taux élevé d'héritabilité, la recherche
génétique seule n'a pas permis de comprendre complètement les causes
sous-jacentes. Les
développements récents utilisant des techniques d'imagerie et des
approches de profil moléculaire à base de protéomique ont maintenant
commencé à générer de nouvelles idées sur les voies sous-jacentes
affectées à la fois dans le cerveau et dans la périphérie chez les personnes diagnostiquées.
La découverte de profils de biomarqueurs sexospécifiques chez les patients avec TSA suggère qu'il existe des mécanismes adaptatifs distincts ou des causes
étiologiques différentes chez les patients avec TSA, masculins et féminins.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;974:49-67. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52479-5_3.
What Have Proteomic Studies Taught Us About Novel Drug Targets in Autism?
Guest PC1, Martins-de-Souza D2,3.
Author information
- 1
- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato 255 F/01, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas, Brazil. paulcguest@yahoo.com
- 2
- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato 255 F/01, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas, Brazil.
- 3
- UNICAMP's Neurobiology Center, Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas, Brazil.
Abstract
Autism
spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions with
complex behavioural phenotypes. Although ASDs show a high rate of
heritability, genetic research alone has not provided a complete
understanding of the underlying causes. Recent developments using
imaging techniques and proteomic-based molecular profiling approaches
have now begun to generate new insights into the underlying pathways
affected in both the brain and the periphery in individuals with these
conditions. Of potential high importance is the constant finding of
gender-specific biomarker profiles in ASD patients. This suggests that
there are either distinct adaptive mechanisms or different aetiological
causes in male and female ASD patients. This chapter addresses the
findings using these approaches with a view to identification of novel
drug targets or new treatment strategies based on personalized medicine
objectives. Eventually, this will lead to a better disease understanding
of ASD at the physiological and molecular levels, which may facilitate
novel drug discovery efforts in this challenging area of medicine.
- PMID 28353224
- DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52479-5_3
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