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BioMed Research International
Volume 2015, Article ID 379817, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/379817
Research Article

Implication of Caspase-3 as a Common Therapeutic Target for Multineurodegenerative Disorders and Its Inhibition Using Nonpeptidyl Natural Compounds

Saif Khan,1 Khurshid Ahmad,2 Eyad M. A. Alshammari,1 Mohd Adnan,1 Mohd Hassan Baig,3 Mohtashim Lohani,2 Pallavi Somvanshi,4 and Shafiul Haque5,6

1Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 2440, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226026, India
3School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712749, Republic of Korea
4Department of Biotechnology, TERI University, New Delhi 110070, India
5Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
6Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India

Received 4 March 2015; Revised 13 April 2015; Accepted 14 April 2015

Academic Editor: Yudong Cai

Copyright © 2015 Saif Khan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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