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Alpha-Tocotrienol Prevents Oxidative Stress-Mediated Post-Translational Cleavage of Bcl-xL in Primary Hippocampal Neurons
Park HA, Mnatsakanyan N, Broman K, Davis AU, May J, Licznerski P, Crowe-White KM, Lackey KH, Jonas EA. Alpha-Tocotrienol Prevents Oxidative Stress-Mediated Post-Translational Cleavage of Bcl-xL in Primary Hippocampal Neurons. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2019, 21: 220. PMID: 31905614, PMCID: PMC6982044, DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hippocampal neuronsHippocampal neuronsReactive oxygen speciesMitochondrial dysfunctionBcl-xLMitochondrial membrane potentialMitochondrial functionProduction of ROSExcitotoxic conditionsGlutamate challengeNeuroprotective propertiesMembrane potentialNeuronal deathExcitotoxic stimulationBcl-xL levelsNeuronal survivalIntracellular ATP depletionMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesB cellsImportant causeDysfunctionNeuronsROS productionATP depletionNeurite outgrowthBcl-xL Is Necessary for Neurite Outgrowth in Hippocampal Neurons
Park HA, Licznerski P, Alavian KN, Shanabrough M, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Is Necessary for Neurite Outgrowth in Hippocampal Neurons. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 2015, 22: 93-108. PMID: 24787232, PMCID: PMC4281845, DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath receptor 6Hippocampal neuronsNeurite outgrowthExacerbation of hypoxiaBcl-xLNeuronal outgrowthNeuronal process outgrowthNeuronal injuryNeurodegenerative stimuliVivo ischemiaHypoxic injuryNeuronal survivalBrain injuryImpairs neurite outgrowthHypoxic controlsSynapse numberAxonal pruningNeurite damageB cellsReceptor 6Synaptic plasticityDR6 expressionSynapse formationEarly increaseNeurons
2016
Metabolic Control of Cell Death : The Role of Bcl‐xL
Park H, Licznerski P, Niu Y, Mnatsakanyan N, Miranda P, Wu J, Sacchetti S, Polster B, Alavian K, Jonas E. Metabolic Control of Cell Death : The Role of Bcl‐xL. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1162.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΔN-BclMitochondrial permeability transition poreABT-737Glutamate-exposed neuronsBcl-xLGlutamate-induced excitotoxicityGlutamate-induced deathNeuronal energy metabolismMitochondrial potentialCell deathGlutamate challengeBrain ischemiaNeuroprotective propertiesNeuronal survivalFold lower concentrationCyclosporine ASpecific small molecule inhibitorsATP productionSmall molecule inhibitorsMetabolic controlMitochondrial channel activityMalignant cellsPro-apoptotic roleNeuronsDeath