Isoprene {90000715} Record Keys Parent:[ ] Definition:Isoprene Queue:[ ] Details Initialisation date:[ ] Specification: [ ]Source: [ ] Meta Information Structural Type:[ ] Functional Type:[ ] Function:Neuroprotector Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] [#Major depressive disorder, #Parkinson’s Disease] - isoprene is involved in the mevalonate pathway of #Cholesterol synthesis. - decreased exhaled levels of isoprene have been detected in patients with #Lung cancer. - isoprene > a key role in cell membrane integrity, which has been linked to several neurologic and psychiatric disorders, such as #Schizophrenia and #Bipolar disorder, as well as Parkinson disease and #Multiple Sclerosis. - A possible neuroprotective function of isoprene might explain its absence in the breath of patients with #Schizophrenia and MDD, indicating a disturbance in neuroprotection in psychiatric disorders.References Notes[ ]
