2009
The role of mitochondrial uncoupling proteins in lifespan
Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. The role of mitochondrial uncoupling proteins in lifespan. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2009, 459: 269-275. PMID: 19760284, PMCID: PMC2809791, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-009-0729-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial inner membraneCellular biochemical reactionsMitochondrial uncoupling proteinProduction of ATPCellular functionsInner membraneSpecialized proteinsBreakdown of lipidsMain organellesExcess of ROSPhysiological uncouplingOxidative phosphorylationUncoupling proteinAdenosine triphosphateOxygen reactive speciesROS productionProteinEnergetic substratesBiochemical reactionsCellular damageMitochondriaROSIntermediate substrateUCPShed light
2005
Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins in the cns: in support of function and survival
Andrews ZB, Diano S, Horvath TL. Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins in the cns: in support of function and survival. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2005, 6: 829-840. PMID: 16224498, DOI: 10.1038/nrn1767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal functionNeurological disordersTraumatic brain injuryAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisClinical treatment strategiesMitochondrial calcium influxModels of neurodegenerationMitochondrial uncouplingFree radical productionReactive oxygen species productionNeuronal deteriorationNeuronal deathSubstantia nigraBrain injurySpinal cordVentral tegmentumTreatment strategiesOxygen species productionNeuronal microenvironmentSynaptic transmissionCalcium influxLimbic systemNeurological conditionsLateral sclerosisParkinson's disease
2003
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 in the central nervous system: neuromodulator and neuroprotector
Horvath TL, Diano S, Barnstable C. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 in the central nervous system: neuromodulator and neuroprotector. Biochemical Pharmacology 2003, 65: 1917-1921. PMID: 12787871, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00143-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial membrane potentialInner membraneRole of UCP2Normal neuronal functionDiverse tissuesUnknown functionProtein 2Functional significanceImportant playersCentral nervous systemNeuronal functionProteinMembrane potentialNervous systemUCP2Disease statesUCPBrown adipose tissueNew avenuesMitochondriaTissueAdipose tissueUCP1Better understandingUncouplerMitochondrial 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