Recent developments in TSPO PET imaging as a biomarker of neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disorders

EL Werry, FM Bright, O Piguet, LM Ittner… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation is an inflammatory response in the brain and spinal cord, which can
involve the activation of microglia and astrocytes. It is a common feature of many central …

Cellular sources of TSPO expression in healthy and diseased brain

E Nutma, K Ceyzériat, S Amor, S Tsartsalis… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) is a highly conserved protein located in the outer
mitochondrial membrane. TSPO binding, as measured with positron emission tomography …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging neuroinflammation with TSPO: A new perspective on the cellular sources and subcellular localization

TR Guilarte, AN Rodichkin, JL McGlothan… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO), previously named Peripheral Benzodiazepine
Receptor, is a well-validated and widely used biomarker of neuroinflammation to assess …

Reactive oxygen species: not omnipresent but important in many locations

M Herb, A Gluschko, M Schramm - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as the superoxide anion or hydrogen peroxide, have
been established over decades of research as, on the one hand, important and versatile …

Metabolic implications of organelle–mitochondria communication

I Gordaliza‐Alaguero, C Cantó, A Zorzano - EMBO reports, 2019 - embopress.org
Cellular organelles are not static but show dynamism—a property that is likely relevant for
their function. In addition, they interact with other organelles in a highly dynamic manner. In …

Transglutaminase type 2 regulates ER-mitochondria contact sites by interacting with GRP75

M D'Eletto, F Rossin, L Occhigrossi, MG Farrace… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Transglutaminase type 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional enzyme that plays a key role in
mitochondria homeostasis under stressful cellular conditions. TG2 interactome analysis …

Apoptotic proteins with non-apoptotic activity: expression and function in cancer

V Shoshan-Barmatz, T Arif, A Shteinfer-Kuzmine - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Apoptosis is a process of programmed cell death in which a cell commits suicide while
maintaining the integrity and architecture of the tissue as a whole. Apoptosis involves …

Mitochondria form contact sites with the nucleus to couple prosurvival retrograde response

R Desai, DA East, L Hardy, D Faccenda, M Rigon… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Mitochondria drive cellular adaptation to stress by retro-communicating with the nucleus.
This process is known as mitochondrial retrograde response (MRR) and is induced by …

Mitochondria in endothelial cells angiogenesis and function: current understanding and future perspectives

Z Luo, J Yao, Z Wang, J Xu - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Endothelial cells (ECs) angiogenesis is the process of sprouting new vessels from the
existing ones, playing critical roles in physiological and pathological processes such as …

VDAC1 and the TSPO: expression, interactions, and associated functions in health and disease states

V Shoshan-Barmatz, S Pittala, D Mizrachi - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The translocator protein (TSPO), located at the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM),
serves multiple functions and contributes to numerous processes, including cholesterol …