Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

AP Rolo, JS Teodoro, CM Palmeira - Free radical biology and medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
The worldwide rising prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance is associated with a
parallel increase in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is characterized by …

Mitochondrial oxidative stress, mitochondrial DNA damage and their role in age-related vascular dysfunction

Y Mikhed, A Daiber, S Steven - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is significantly increased in the older population.
Risk factors and predictors of future cardiovascular events such as hypertension …

Atg32 is a mitochondrial protein that confers selectivity during mitophagy

T Kanki, K Wang, Y Cao, M Baba, DJ Klionsky - Developmental cell, 2009 - cell.com
Mitochondrial quality control is important in maintaining proper cellular homeostasis.
Although selective mitochondrial degradation by autophagy (mitophagy) is suggested to …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in NASH: causes, consequences and possible means to prevent it

K Begriche, A Igoudjil, D Pessayre, B Fromenty - Mitochondrion, 2006 - Elsevier
Calorie-enriched diet and lack of exercise are causing a worldwide surge of obesity, insulin
resistance and lipid accretion in liver (ie hepatic steatosis), which can lead to steatohepatitis …

Somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in mammalian aging

NG Larsson - Annual review of biochemistry, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Mitochondrial dysfunction is heavily implicated in the multifactorial aging process. Aging
humans have increased levels of somatic mtDNA mutations that tend to undergo clonal …

DNA polymerase γ, the mitochondrial replicase

LS Kaguni - Annual review of biochemistry, 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract DNA polymerase (pol) γ is the sole DNA polymerase in animal mitochondria.
Biochemical and genetic evidence document a key role for pol γ in mitochondrial DNA …

Genetic aspects of mitochondrial genome evolution

M Bernt, A Braband, B Schierwater… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2013 - Elsevier
Many years of extensive studies of metazoan mitochondrial genomes have established
differences in gene arrangements and genetic codes as valuable phylogenetic markers …

Age-related accumulation of de novo mitochondrial mutations in mammalian oocytes and somatic tissues

B Arbeithuber, J Hester, MA Cremona, N Stoler… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Mutations create genetic variation for other evolutionary forces to operate on and cause
numerous genetic diseases. Nevertheless, how de novo mutations arise remains poorly …

Mitophagy in yeast occurs through a selective mechanism

T Kanki, DJ Klionsky - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2008 - ASBMB
The regulation of mitochondrial degradation through autophagy is expected to be a tightly
controlled process, considering the significant role of this organelle in many processes …

The intracellular localization of APE1/Ref-1: more than a passive phenomenon?

G Tell, G Damante, D Caldwell… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox effector factor-1 (APE1/Ref-1) is a
perfect paradigm of the functional complexity of a biological macromolecule. First, it plays a …