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Sep '0829

Model of Protein-Cholesterol Interactions

by Kristine DaynesResearch

Summary: In an effort to clarify the rather unknown interactions between cholesterol and neurotransmitter receptors, scientists have created a computerized model using data relating to cholesterol's interaction with proteins. The results are a new model on the behavior of a neurotransmitter involved in inflammation, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, among others.

Comment: Pharmacology will most likely benefit from these findings. Drugs interacting with this receptor can now be made more specifically, effectively and correctly.

Read article - Medical News Today. September 29, 2008.

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