Caveolae are membrane micro-domains enriched in cholesterol, sphingolipids and caveolins, which are transmembrane proteins with a hairpin-like structure. Caveolae participate in receptor-mediated trafficking of cell surface receptors and receptor-mediated signaling. Furthermore, caveolae participate in clathrin-independent endocytosis of membrane receptors. On the one hand, caveolins are involved in vascular and cardiac dysfunction. Also, neurological abnormalities in caveolin-1 knockout mice and a link between caveolin-1 gene haplotypes and neurodegenerative diseases have been reported. The aim of this article is to present the rationale for considering caveolae as potential targets in cardiovascular and neurological diseases.
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Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biofis Carlos Chagas Filho, BR-21941 Rio De Janeiro, BrazilUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biofis Carlos Chagas Filho, BR-21941 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Wang, Yuling
Shang, Chang
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Shang, Chang
Zhang, Yang
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Shandong Univ Chinese Med, Shandong, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Zhang, Yang
Xin, Laiyun
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Shandong Univ Chinese Med, Shandong, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Xin, Laiyun
Jiao, Linke
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Jiao, Linke
Xiang, Mi
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Xiang, Mi
Shen, Zihuan
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Shen, Zihuan
Chen, Chen
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Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Chen, Chen
Ding, Fan
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Ding, Fan
Lu, Yingdong
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
Lu, Yingdong
Cui, Xiangning
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China Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
China Acad Chinese Med Sci, GuangAnmen Hosp, Dept Cardiovasc Unit, Beixiange 5,, Beijing 100053, Peoples R ChinaChina Acad Chinese Med Sci, Guangan Men Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China
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Anglia Ruskin Univ, Fac Med Sci, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, EnglandAnglia Ruskin Univ, Fac Med Sci, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, England
Zheng, Dingchang
Chen, Fei
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Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Shenzhen, Peoples R ChinaAnglia Ruskin Univ, Fac Med Sci, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, England
Chen, Fei
Li, Peng
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Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Sleep & Circadian Disorders, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Harvard Med Sch, Div Sleep Med, Boston, MA 02115 USAAnglia Ruskin Univ, Fac Med Sci, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, England
Li, Peng
Peng, Sheng-Yu
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Natl Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Taipei, TaiwanAnglia Ruskin Univ, Fac Med Sci, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, England