[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria in Retinal Ganglion Cells: Unraveling the Metabolic Nexus and Oxidative Stress

TH Yang, EYC Kang, PH Lin, BBC Yu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review explored the role of mitochondria in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which are
essential for visual processing. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key factor in the pathogenesis …

Pyrroloquinoline quinone drives ATP synthesis in vitro and in vivo and provides retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection

A Canovai, JR Tribble, M Jöe, DY Westerlund… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Retinal ganglion cells are highly metabolically active requiring strictly regulated metabolism
and functional mitochondria to keep ATP levels in physiological range. Imbalances in …

Mitophagy in Astrocytes Is Required for the Health of Optic Nerve

M Yazdankhah, S Ghosh, H Liu, S Hose, JS Zigler Jr… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction in astrocytes has been implicated in the development of various
neurological disorders. Mitophagy, mitochondrial autophagy, is required for proper …

Optimisation of AAV-NDI1 Significantly Enhances Its Therapeutic Value for Correcting Retinal Mitochondrial Dysfunction

N Chadderton, A Palfi, DM Maloney, M Carrigan… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
AAV gene therapy for ocular disease has become a reality with the market authorisation of
LuxturnaTM for RPE65-linked inherited retinal degenerations and many AAV gene therapies …

Exploring the evidence for mitochondrial dysfunction and genetic abnormalities in the etiopathogenesis of tropical ataxic neuropathy

S Sharma, A Mahadevan, G Narayanappa… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Tropical ataxic neuropathy (TAN) is characterised by ataxic polyneuropathy, degeneration of
the posterior columns and pyramidal tracts, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss. It …

RTN4IP1-associated non-syndromic optic neuropathy and rod-cone dystrophy

PR Gupta, K O'Connell, JM Sullivan… - Ophthalmic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Biallelic variants in RTN4IP1 are a well-established cause of syndromic and
nonsyndromic early-onset autosomal recessive optic neuropathy. They have more recently …

Identifying therapeutic compounds for autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) through screening in the nematode C. elegans

F Borbolis, K Palikaras - Methods in cell biology, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA) is a rare neurodegenerative condition,
characterized by the bilateral loss of vision due to the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells …

Mitochondrial Complex I Assembly and Implications for Mitochondrial Disease

LE Formosa - The Dynamic Nature of Mitochondria - taylorfrancis.com
Mitochondria play a central role in cellular metabolism in almost all eukaryotes, and at the
core of this function is the oxidative phosphorylation system. Complex I serves as the entry …