Mitochondria and chloroplasts as the original sites of melatonin synthesis: a hypothesis related to melatonin's primary function and evolution in eukaryotes

DX Tan, LC Manchester, X Liu… - Journal of pineal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria and chloroplasts are major sources of free radical generation in living
organisms. Because of this, these organelles require strong protection from free radicals and …

An update on the rotenone models of Parkinson's disease: their ability to reproduce the features of clinical disease and model gene–environment interactions

ME Johnson, L Bobrovskaya - Neurotoxicology, 2015 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder that is
characterized by two major neuropathological hallmarks: the degeneration of dopaminergic …

Population-scale single-cell RNA-seq profiling across dopaminergic neuron differentiation

J Jerber, DD Seaton, ASE Cuomo, N Kumasaka… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Studying the function of common genetic variants in primary human tissues and during
development is challenging. To address this, we use an efficient multiplexing strategy to …

Corynoxine protects dopaminergic neurons through inducing autophagy and diminishing neuroinflammation in rotenone-induced animal models of Parkinson's …

L Chen, Y Huang, X Yu, J Lu, W Jia, J Song… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies have shown that impairment of autophagy is related to the pathogenesis of
Parkinson's disease (PD), and small molecular autophagy enhancers are suggested to be …

Papaverine and its derivatives radiosensitize solid tumors by inhibiting mitochondrial metabolism

M Benej, X Hong, S Vibhute, S Scott… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Tumor hypoxia reduces the effectiveness of radiation therapy by limiting the biologically
effective dose. An acute increase in tumor oxygenation before radiation treatment should …

Nrf2 as regulator of innate immunity: A molecular Swiss army knife!

M Battino, F Giampieri, F Pistollato, A Sureda… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Organisms are constantly exposed to a broad range of pathological and stress-inducing
agents, allergens and environmental chemicals that can induce infections, toxicity or other …

CRISPR/Cas9 assisted stem cell therapy in Parkinson's disease

P Pinjala, KP Tryphena, R Prasad, DK Khatri… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Springer
Since its discovery in 2012, CRISPR Cas9 has been tried as a direct treatment approach to
correct the causative gene mutation and establish animal models in neurodegenerative …

The interaction of mitochondrial biogenesis and fission/fusion mediated by PGC-1α regulates rotenone-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity

K Peng, L Yang, J Wang, F Ye, G Dan, Y Zhao… - Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly, and
mitochondrial defects underlie the pathogenesis of PD. Impairment of mitochondrial …

Sulforaphane protects against rotenone-induced neurotoxicity in vivo: Involvement of the mTOR, Nrf2 and autophagy pathways

Q Zhou, B Chen, X Wang, L Wu, Y Yang, X Cheng… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Sulforaphane, a naturally occurring compound found in cruciferous vegetables, has been
shown to be neuroprotective in several neurological disorders. In this study, we sought to …

PI3K/AKT signaling activation by roflumilast ameliorates rotenone-induced Parkinson's disease in rats

HA Farid, RH Sayed, MES El-Shamarka… - …, 2024 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common progressive age-related
neurodegenerative disorder. Paramount evidence shed light on the role of PI3K/AKT …