Blood mitochondrial DNA copy number: what are we counting?

M Picard - Mitochondrion, 2021 - Elsevier
There is growing scientific interest to develop scalable biological measures that capture
mitochondrial (dys) function. Mitochondria have their own genome, the mitochondrial DNA …

Molecular basis of Leigh syndrome: a current look

M Schubert Baldo, L Vilarinho - Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2020 - Springer
Leigh Syndrome (OMIM 256000) is a heterogeneous neurologic disorder due to damage in
mitochondrial energy production that usually starts in early childhood. The first description …

An atlas of mitochondrial DNA genotype–phenotype associations in the UK Biobank

E Yonova-Doing, C Calabrese, A Gomez-Duran… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in common diseases has been underexplored, partly
due to a lack of genotype calling and quality-control procedures. Developing an at-scale …

Molecular mechanisms of lead neurotoxicity

MB Virgolini, M Aschner - Advances in neurotoxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Lead (Pb 2+) is a non-essential metal with numerous industrial applications that
have led to its ubiquity in the environment. Thus, not only occupational-exposed individuals' …

Hiding in plain sight: modern thiamine deficiency

C Marrs, D Lonsdale - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thiamine or vitamin B1 is an essential, water-soluble vitamin required for mitochondrial
energetics—the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). It is a critical and rate-limiting …

[HTML][HTML] Kidney developmental effects of metal-herbicide mixtures: Implications for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology

R Babich, JC Ulrich, EMDV Ekanayake… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is an emerging global concern
affecting several agricultural communities in the Americas and South Asia. Environmental …

Exposure to 6-PPD quinone causes damage on mitochondrial complex I/II associated with lifespan reduction in Caenorhabditis elegans

X Hua, G Liang, J Chao, D Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract N-(1, 3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6-PPDQ) is an
emerging pollutant transformed from 6-PPD. However, the effect of 6-PPDQ exposure on …

Genotoxicity of amorphous silica nanoparticles: Status and prospects

M Yazdimamaghani, PJ Moos… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Amorphous silica nanoparticles (SNPs) are widely used in biomedical applications and
consumer products. Little is known, however, about their genotoxicity and potential to induce …

Toxicity mechanism of engineered nanomaterials: focus on mitochondria

Y Yao, T Zhang, M Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of nanotechnology, engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are
widely used in various fields. This has exacerbated the environmental pollution and human …

Time to change: a systems pharmacology approach to disentangle mechanisms of drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity

CA Hoogstraten, JJ Lyon, JAM Smeitink… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
An increasing number of commonly prescribed drugs are known to interfere with
mitochondrial function, which is associated with almost half of all Food and Drug …