VDAC1 at the intersection of cell metabolism, apoptosis, and diseases

V Shoshan-Barmatz, A Shteinfer-Kuzmine, A Verma - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) protein, is an important regulator of
mitochondrial function, and serves as a mitochondrial gatekeeper, with responsibility for …

Mitochondrial function in spinal cord injury and regeneration

PG Slater, ME Domínguez-Romero, M Villarreal… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Many people around the world suffer from some form of paralysis caused by spinal cord
injury (SCI), which has an impact on quality and life expectancy. The spinal cord is part of …

Targeting the overexpressed mitochondrial protein VDAC1 in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease protects against mitochondrial dysfunction and mitigates brain …

A Verma, A Shteinfer-Kuzmine, N Kamenetsky… - Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) exhibits mitochondrial dysfunctions associated with
dysregulated metabolism, brain inflammation, synaptic loss, and neuronal cell death. As a …

Melatonin: regulation of biomolecular condensates in neurodegenerative disorders

D Loh, RJ Reiter - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomolecular condensates are membraneless organelles (MLOs) that form dynamic,
chemically distinct subcellular compartments organizing macromolecules such as proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic and epigenomic landscapes of Alzheimer's disease evidence mitochondrial-related pathways

A Marmolejo-Garza, T Medeiros-Furquim, R Rao… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the main cause of dementia and it is defined by cognitive
decline coupled to extracellular deposit of amyloid-beta protein and intracellular …

Mitochondria focused neurotherapeutics for spinal cord injury

AG Rabchevsky, FM Michael, SP Patel - Experimental neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
The mitochondrion is a double membrane structured organelle involved in a variety of
regulatory functions such as calcium signaling, production of adenosine triphosphate …

Ketogenesis controls mitochondrial gene expression and rescues mitochondrial bioenergetics after cervical spinal cord injury in rats

O Seira, K Kolehmainen, J Liu, F Streijger, A Haegert… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
A better understanding of the secondary injury mechanisms that occur after traumatic spinal
cord injury (SCI) is essential for the development of novel neuroprotective strategies linked …

Cell-type-specific mitochondrial quality control in the brain: a plausible mechanism of neurodegeneration

H Ragupathy, M Vukku, SK Barodia - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurodegeneration is an age-dependent progressive phenomenon with no defined cause.
Aging is the main risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. During aging, activated …

Inhibition of mitochondrial VDAC1 oligomerization alleviates apoptosis and necroptosis of retinal neurons following OGD/R injury

H Wan, X Hu, L Shang, Y Chen, Y Huang… - Annals of Anatomy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common pathological mechanism in many
retinal diseases, which can lead to cell death via mitochondrial dysfunction. Voltage …

Depletion of WFS1 compromises mitochondrial function in hiPSC-derived neuronal models of Wolfram syndrome

M Zatyka, TR Rosenstock, C Sun, AM Palhegyi… - Stem Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction involving mitochondria-associated ER membrane (MAM)
dysregulation is implicated in the pathogenesis of late-onset neurodegenerative diseases …