Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition

M Bonora, C Giorgi, P Pinton - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) is a phenomenon that abruptly causes the flux of
low molecular weight solutes (molecular weight up to 1,500) across the generally …

Ubiquitin signalling in neurodegeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

MF Schmidt, ZY Gan, D Komander… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by progressive damage to the nervous
system including the selective loss of vulnerable populations of neurons leading to motor …

The role of p53 in cancer drug resistance and targeted chemotherapy

K Hientz, A Mohr, D Bhakta-Guha, T Efferth - Oncotarget, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer has long been a grievous disease complicated by innumerable players aggravating
its cure. Many clinical studies demonstrated the prognostic relevance of the tumor …

Apoptosis and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases

E Radi, P Formichi, C Battisti… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Neurodegenerative disorders affect almost 30 million individuals leading to disability and
death. These disorders are characterized by pathological changes in disease-specific areas …

Apoptosis and its Role in Parkinson's Disease

NS Erekat - Exon Publications, 2018 - exonpublications.com
Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly.
The motor symptoms occur predominantly due to substantial dopamine depletion, caused by …

Programmed cell death in Parkinson's disease

K Venderova, DS Park - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Parkinson's disease is a debilitating disorder characterized by a progressive loss of
dopaminergic neurons caused by programmed cell death. The aim of this review is to …

Astaxanthin as a potential neuroprotective agent for neurological diseases

H Wu, H Niu, A Shao, C Wu, BJ Dixon, J Zhang, S Yang… - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Neurological diseases, which consist of acute injuries and chronic neurodegeneration, are
the leading causes of human death and disability. However, the pathophysiology of these …

Astaxanthin ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cognitive impairment (chemobrain) in experimental rat model: impact on oxidative, inflammatory, and apoptotic …

SE El-Agamy, AK Abdel-Aziz, S Wahdan, A Esmat… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Chemobrain refers to a common sequelae experienced by 15–80% of cancer patients
exposed to chemotherapeutics. The antineoplastic agent doxorubicin (DOX) has been …

The role of P53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) in ovarian development, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases

M Li - Apoptosis, 2021 - Springer
P53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA), a pro-apoptotic BCL-2 homology 3 (BH3)-
only member of the BCL-2 family, is a direct transcriptional target of P53 that elicits …

Extrasynaptic NMDA receptors couple preferentially to excitotoxicity via calpain-mediated cleavage of STEP

J Xu, P Kurup, Y Zhang, SM Goebel-Goody… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-mediated excitotoxicity plays an important role in several CNS
disorders, including epilepsy, stroke, and ischemia. Here we demonstrate the involvement of …