Fasting, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Increasing evidence suggests that dysregulation of autophagy results in the accumulation of abnormal proteins and/or damaged organelles, which is commonly observed in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s diseases (Banerjee, Beal, and Thomas 2010). Impaired protein homeostasis and...