Melatonin as a regulator of apoptosis in leukaemia: molecular mechanism and therapeutic perspectives

A Mafi, H Rismanchi, Y Gholinezhad… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Leukaemia is a dangerous malignancy that causes thousands of deaths every year
throughout the world. The rate of morbidity and mortality is significant despite many …

The role of translocator protein TSPO in hallmarks of glioblastoma

LM Ammer, A Vollmann-Zwerenz, V Ruf, CH Wetzel… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The translocator protein (TSPO) has been under extensive investigation as
a specific marker in positron emission tomography (PET) to visualize brain lesions following …

Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO): an old protein with new functions?

F Li, J Liu, N Liu, LA Kuhn, RM Garavito… - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) was previously known as the peripheral
benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in eukaryotes, where it is mainly localized to the …

TSPO PET signal using [18F]GE180 is associated with survival in recurrent gliomas

S Quach, A Holzgreve, L Kaiser, M Unterrainer… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Glioma patients, especially recurrent glioma, suffer from a poor prognosis. While
advances to classify glioma on a molecular level improved prognostication at initial …

Translocator protein (TSPO) as a potential biomarker in human cancers

NH Bhoola, Z Mbita, R Hull, Z Dlamini - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
TSPO is a receptor involved in the regulation of cellular proliferation, apoptosis and
mitochondrial functions. Previous studies showed that the expression of TSPO protein …

Translocator protein in the rise and fall of central nervous system neurons

G Cheung, YC Lin, V Papadopoulos - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Translocator protein (TSPO), a 18 kDa protein found in the outer mitochondrial membrane,
has historically been associated with the transport of cholesterol in highly steroidogenic …

Functional gains in energy and cell metabolism after TSPO gene insertion

GJ Liu, RJ Middleton, WWY Kam, DY Chin, CR Hatty… - Cell Cycle, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Recent loss-of-function studies in tissue-specific as well as global Tspo (Translocator
Protein 18 kDa) knockout mice have not confirmed its long assumed indispensability for the …

Mitochondrial translocator protein (TSPO): From physiology to cardioprotection

D Morin, J Musman, S Pons, A Berdeaux… - Biochemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
The mitochondrial translocator protein (TSPO) is a high affinity cholesterol binding protein
which is primarily located in the outer mitochondrial membrane where it has been shown to …

Targeting mitochondria in tumor-associated macrophages using a dendrimer-conjugated TSPO ligand that stimulates antitumor signaling in glioblastoma

A Sharma, K Liaw, R Sharma, AG Thomas… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria mediate critical cellular processes, including proliferation, apoptosis, and
immune responses; as such, their dysfunction is pathogenic in many neurodegenerative …

Neuroactive steroids and the peripheral nervous system: an update

S Giatti, S Romano, M Pesaresi, G Cermenati, N Mitro… - Steroids, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present review we summarize observations to date supporting the concept that
neuroactive steroids are synthesized in the peripheral nervous system, regulate the …