2013
UCP2 overexpression worsens mitochondrial dysfunction and accelerates disease progression in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Peixoto PM, Kim HJ, Sider B, Starkov A, Horvath TL, Manfredi G. UCP2 overexpression worsens mitochondrial dysfunction and accelerates disease progression in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2013, 57: 104-110. PMID: 24141050, PMCID: PMC3891658, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2013.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisDouble transgenic miceFamilial amyotrophic lateral sclerosisMouse modelLateral sclerosisMitochondrial dysfunctionTransgenic miceMutant SOD1 mouse modelHuman UCP2Brain mitochondriaSOD1 mutant miceUCP2 overexpressionPotential neuroprotective effectsProtection of neuronsSOD1 mouse modelCentral nervous systemReactive oxygen species productionDisease courseG93A miceNeuroprotective effectsNeuroprotective roleFree radical generationDisease progressionOxygen species productionInjury paradigms
2010
An Oscillatory Switch in mTOR Kinase Activity Sets Regulatory T Cell Responsiveness
Procaccini C, De Rosa V, Galgani M, Abanni L, Calì G, Porcellini A, Carbone F, Fontana S, Horvath TL, La Cava A, Matarese G. An Oscillatory Switch in mTOR Kinase Activity Sets Regulatory T Cell Responsiveness. Immunity 2010, 33: 929-941. PMID: 21145759, PMCID: PMC3133602, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4 AntigensCell ProliferationCells, CulturedClonal AnergyDisease ProgressionEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLeptinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionSirolimusT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsTreg cellsAnergic stateInterleukin-2Treg cell expansionRegulatory T cellsExogenous interleukin-2T cell responsivenessCell receptor stimulationImmune toleranceT cellsCell responsivenessReceptor stimulationMTOR activationEarly downregulationMammalian targetMTOR kinase activityRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayProliferative capabilityTransient inhibitionUnderlying mechanismElevated activityEnergy metabolismCellsResponsivenessCell expansion