“…Recent studies from the Offen laboratory have shown that peptides derived from DJ‐1 is capable of cytoprotection. In these studies, a short DJ‐1‐based peptide named ND‐13 has been shown to protect cell death induced by oxidative stress from 3‐nitropropionic acid, hydrogen peroxide, 6‐OHDA, or DA treatment (Lev et al a; Glat, Ben‐Zur, Barhum, & Offen, ). This ND‐13 peptide also rescued NSC‐34 neuronal cells from peroxynitrite ion generator 3‐morpholinosydnonimine (SIN‐1)‐induced neurotoxicity (Lev, Barhum, Lotan, Steiner, & Offen, b).…”