REGULATION OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS SEQUESTRATION AND RELEASE THROUGH MANIPULATION OF THE VESICULAR FUNCTIONS

摘要

A method of selecting an agent comprising a neuroprotecting activity is disclosed. The method comprises: (a) introducing a plurality of agents into a plurality of cells; and (b) analyzing Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 (VMAT2) transcription in the cells; and (c) identifying an agent of the plurality of agents capable of up-regulating DJ-1-dependent VMAT2 transcription in the cells, thereby selecting the agent comprising the neuroprotecting activity.