2008
Overexpression of UCP2 Protects Thalamic Neurons following Global Ischemia in the Mouse
Olsson T, Wieloch T, Diano S, Warden CH, Horvath TL, Mattiasson G. Overexpression of UCP2 Protects Thalamic Neurons following Global Ischemia in the Mouse. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2008, 28: 1186-1195. PMID: 18301432, PMCID: PMC2642535, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2008.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal ischemiaHistologic damageNeurodegenerative diseasesDentate gyrus hippocampal subfieldGlobal brain ischemiaSelective neuronal deathWild-type littermatesDays of recoveryCell deathNeuronal damageOverexpression of UCP2Brain ischemiaHistopathological outcomeSublethal ischemiaThalamic neuronsNeuronal deathThalamic nucleiWT animalsThalamic regionsHippocampal subfieldsIschemiaExtensive cell deathUCP2 expressionThalamusLevels of UCP2
2005
Uncoupling Protein-2 Is Critical for Nigral Dopamine Cell Survival in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease
Andrews ZB, Horvath B, Barnstable CJ, Elseworth J, Yang L, Beal MF, Roth RH, Matthews RT, Horvath TL. Uncoupling Protein-2 Is Critical for Nigral Dopamine Cell Survival in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 184-191. PMID: 15634780, PMCID: PMC6725213, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4269-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumAnimalsCell SurvivalCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalDopamineHumansImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsOxygen ConsumptionParkinsonian DisordersReactive Oxygen SpeciesSubstantia NigraUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsProtein 2Mitochondrial ROS productionLack of UCP2Reactive oxygen species productionGenetic manipulationOxygen species productionMitochondria numberCell metabolismATP synthesisCell survivalOverexpression of UCP2Wild-type controlsMitochondrial uncouplingNovel therapeutic targetROS productionUCP2Species productionElectron microscopic analysisOverexpressionCell functionUCP2 overexpressionDopamine cell survivalTherapeutic targetFluorescent ethidiumDopamine cell function