Background The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, otherwise referred to as prion diseases,
Background The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, otherwise referred to as prion diseases, occur following a conversion from the cellular prion protein (PrPC) for an alternatively folded, disease-associated isoform (PrPSc). transformation of free of charge cholesterol to cholesterol esters. Crucially, while simvastatin decreased PrPSc development, both DHA and EPA considerably increased the levels of PrPSc in these … [Read more…]