[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial oxidative function in NAFLD: Friend or foe?

M Shum, J Ngo, OS Shirihai, M Liesa - Molecular Metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mitochondrial oxidative function plays a key role in the development of non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and insulin resistance (IR). Recent studies reported …

Bilirubin as a signaling molecule

L Vítek - Medicinal research reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For long time bilirubin was only considered as a potentially dangerous sign of liver diseases,
but it now appears clear that it is also a powerful signaling molecule. Together with potent …

A multifunctional chemical probe for the measurement of local micropolarity and microviscosity in mitochondria

A Jiménez‐Sánchez, EK Lei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The measurement of physicochemical parameters in living cells can provide information on
individual cellular organelles, helping us to understand subcellular function in health and …

Bilirubin links heme metabolism to neuroprotection by scavenging superoxide

C Vasavda, R Kothari, AP Malla, R Tokhunts, A Lin… - Cell chemical …, 2019 - cell.com
Bilirubin is one of the most frequently measured metabolites in medicine, yet its physiologic
roles remain unclear. Bilirubin can act as an antioxidant in vitro, but whether its redox activity …

Genetically encodable fluorescent protein markers in advanced optical imaging

K Nienhaus, GU Nienhaus - Methods and Applications in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Optical fluorescence microscopy plays a pivotal role in the exploration of biological structure
and dynamics, especially on live specimens. Progress in the field relies, on the one hand, on …

ABCB10 exports mitochondrial biliverdin, driving metabolic maladaptation in obesity

M Shum, CA Shintre, T Althoff, V Gutierrez… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Although the role of hydrophilic antioxidants in the development of hepatic insulin resistance
and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has been well studied, the role of lipophilic antioxidants …

Inflammation, dopaminergic brain and bilirubin

S Jayanti, C Dalla Verde, C Tiribelli… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dopamine is a well-known neurotransmitter due to its involvement in Parkinson's disease
(PD). Dopamine is not only involved in PD but also controls multiple mental and physical …

Bright ligand-activatable fluorescent protein for high-quality multicolor live-cell super-resolution microscopy

J Kwon, JS Park, M Kang, S Choi, J Park… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
We introduce UnaG as a green-to-dark photoswitching fluorescent protein capable of high-
quality super-resolution imaging with photon numbers equivalent to the brightest …

The role of bilirubin and the other “yellow players” in neurodegenerative diseases

S Jayanti, L Vítek, C Tiribelli, S Gazzin - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bilirubin is a yellow endogenous derivate of the heme catabolism. Since the 1980s, it has
been recognized as one of the most potent antioxidants in nature, able to counteract …

Heme oxygenase dependent bilirubin generation in vascular cells: a role in preventing endothelial dysfunction in local tissue microenvironment?

M Nitti, AL Furfaro, GE Mann - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Among antioxidants in the human body, bilirubin has been recognized over the past 20
years to afford protection against different chronic conditions, including inflammation and …