Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction with small molecules in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration

M Saberi, X Zhang, A Mobasheri - Geroscience, 2021 - Springer
The prevalence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) including osteoarthritis
(OA) and low back pain (LBP) in aging societies present significant cost burdens to health …

Oxidative Stress Correlates with Headache Symptoms in Fibromyalgia: Coenzyme Q10 Effect on Clinical Improvement

MD Cordero, FJ Cano-García, E Alcocer-Gómez… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome with unknown etiology and a
wide spectrum of symptoms such as allodynia, debilitating fatigue, joint stiffness and …

Modulating mitophagy in mitochondrial disease

E Dombi, H Mortiboys, J Poulton - Current medicinal chemistry, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Mitochondrial diseases may result from mutations in the maternally-inherited mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) or from mutations in nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins. Their bi …

Mitophagy and DNA damage signaling in human aging

M Babbar, S Basu, B Yang, DL Croteau… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aging is associated with multiple human pathologies. In the past few years mitochondrial
homeostasis has been well correlated with age-related disorders and longevity …

Coenzyme Q supplementation or over-expression of the yeast Coq8 putative kinase stabilizes multi-subunit Coq polypeptide complexes in yeast coq null mutants

CH He, LX Xie, CM Allan, UPC Tran… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2014 - Elsevier
Coenzyme Q biosynthesis in yeast requires a multi-subunit Coq polypeptide complex.
Deletion of any one of the COQ genes leads to respiratory deficiency and decreased levels …

Regulation and function of mitophagy in development and cancer

H Lu, G Li, L Liu, L Feng, X Wang, H Jin - Autophagy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Beyond its role in recycling intracellular components nonselectively to sustain survival in
response to metabolic stresses, autophagy can also selectively degrade specific cargoes …

F-box protein 7 mutations promote protein aggregation in mitochondria and inhibit mitophagy

ZD Zhou, SP Xie, S Sathiyamoorthy… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The mutations of F-box protein 7 (FBXO7) gene (T22M, R378G and R498X) are associated
with a severe form of autosomal recessive juvenile-onset Parkinson's disease (PD)(PARK …

The endoplasmic reticulum stress response in neuroprogressive diseases: emerging pathophysiological role and translational implications

G Morris, BK Puri, K Walder, M Berk, B Stubbs… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the main cellular organelle involved in protein synthesis,
assembly and secretion. Accumulating evidence shows that across several …

Secondary CoQ10 deficiency, bioenergetics unbalance in disease and aging

P Navas, MV Cascajo, M Alcázar‐Fabra… - Biofactors, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency is a rare disease characterized by a decreased
accumulation of CoQ10 in cell membranes. Considering that CoQ10 synthesis and most of …

Clinical characteristics of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes

HC Fan, HF Lee, CT Yue, CS Chi - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)
syndrome, a maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder, is characterized by its genetic …