Mitochondria dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: Recent advances

W Wang, F Zhao, X Ma, G Perry, X Zhu - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases,
characterized by impaired cognitive function due to progressive loss of neurons in the brain …

Mitochondrial generation of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide as the source of mitochondrial redox signaling

MD Brand - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
This review examines the generation of reactive oxygen species by mammalian
mitochondria, and the status of different sites of production in redox signaling and pathology …

Succinate dehydrogenase supports metabolic repurposing of mitochondria to drive inflammatory macrophages

EL Mills, B Kelly, A Logan, ASH Costa, M Varma… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Activated macrophages undergo metabolic reprogramming, which drives their pro-
inflammatory phenotype, but the mechanistic basis for this remains obscure. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress in the eye and its role in the pathophysiology of ocular diseases

EW Böhm, F Buonfiglio, AM Voigt, P Bachmann, T Safi… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress occurs through an imbalance between the generation of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) and the antioxidant defense mechanisms of cells. The eye is particularly …

Glycerol phosphate shuttle enzyme GPD2 regulates macrophage inflammatory responses

PK Langston, A Nambu, J Jung, M Shibata… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Macrophages are activated during microbial infection to coordinate inflammatory responses
and host defense. Here we find that in macrophages activated by bacterial …

The sites and topology of mitochondrial superoxide production

MD Brand - Experimental gerontology, 2010 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial superoxide production is an important source of reactive oxygen species in
cells, and may cause or contribute to ageing and the diseases of ageing. Seven major sites …

Sites of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide production by muscle mitochondria assessed ex vivo under conditions mimicking rest and exercise

RLS Goncalves, CL Quinlan… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
The sites and rates of mitochondrial production of superoxide and H 2 O 2 in vivo are not yet
defined. At least 10 different mitochondrial sites can generate these species. Each site has a …

Mitochondrial complex I inhibitor rotenone induces apoptosis through enhancing mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production

N Li, K Ragheb, G Lawler, J Sturgis, B Rajwa… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I by rotenone had been found to induce
cell death in a variety of cells. However, the mechanism is still elusive. Because reactive …

[HTML][HTML] A mitochondria-K+ channel axis is suppressed in cancer and its normalization promotes apoptosis and inhibits cancer growth

S Bonnet, SL Archer, J Allalunis-Turner, A Haromy… - Cancer cell, 2007 - cell.com
The unique metabolic profile of cancer (aerobic glycolysis) might confer apoptosis
resistance and be therapeutically targeted. Compared to normal cells, several human …

Energy metabolism in tumor cells

R Moreno‐Sánchez, S Rodríguez‐Enríquez… - The FEBS …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In early studies on energy metabolism of tumor cells, it was proposed that the enhanced
glycolysis was induced by a decreased oxidative phosphorylation. Since then it has been …