Uncoupling Protein 2 Prevents Neuronal Death Including that Occurring during Seizures: A Mechanism for Preconditioning
Diano S, Matthews RT, Patrylo P, Yang L, Beal MF, Barnstable CJ, Horvath TL. Uncoupling Protein 2 Prevents Neuronal Death Including that Occurring during Seizures: A Mechanism for Preconditioning. Endocrinology 2003, 144: 5014-5021. PMID: 12960023, DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree radical-induced cell deathFree radical-induced damageCell deathSeizure inductionSeizure activityNeuronal deathRadical-induced damageTransgenic miceNeurodegenerative disordersCellular stressRobust reductionUCP2 levelsParallel decreaseDeathATP levelsPC12 cellsProtein 2Mitochondrial uncoupling proteinUCP2Mitochondrial numberCellular energy productionFree radicalsHarmful effectsUncoupling proteinEpilepsyMitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins: Regulators of Retinal Cell Death
Barnstable CJ, Li M, Reddy R, Horvath TL. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins: Regulators of Retinal Cell Death. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2003, 533: 269-275. PMID: 15180273, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0067-4_33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxidative stressElevated levelsOptic nerve disordersGanglion cell deathCell deathRetinal cell deathSuch elevated levelsNerve disordersInner retinaNeuronal degenerationReactive oxygen radicalsMetabolic conditionsNeural componentsApoptotic cell deathOxygen radicalsIntracellular metabolismDeathSpecific mutationsCell typesExtensive evidenceIrreversible cascadeGlaucomaDegenerationRetina