Browsing by Subject "Mitochondrial dynamic"

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    Dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) mediating mitophagy contributes to the pathophysiology of nervous system diseases and brain injury
    (Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2017) Wu, Qiong; Luo, Cheng Liang; Tao, Lu Yang
    As the main source of energy (celluar ATP) in eukaryotic cells, mitochondria are involved in cellular physiology and pathology. The balance of mitochondrial dynamic, fission and fusion regulated by quality control mechanisms, provides a guarantee for maintaining mitochondrial function, even celluar function. Worn out mitochondria would be removed through mitophagy which is regulated by autophagy related proteins and mitochondrial membrane proteins. Drp1, dynamicrelated protein 1, is regarded as one of the most important proteins to evaluate mitochondrial fission mediating mitophagy in neurodegenerative diseases (eg. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and heart failure. Recent studies have focused on the roles of Drp1 in ischemia-induced mitophagy in the hippocampal CA3 region, and traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced cell death together with functional deficits. However, the exact mechanisms have not been well characterized. In this review, we will discuss and clarify the role of Drp1 and mitophagy in nervous system diseases and brain injury therein, with a special emphasis on their molecular mechanisms mediating mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy
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    The role of mitochondrial fusion and fission in the process of cardiac oxidative stress
    (Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia, 2020) Yu, Fei; Abdelwahid, Eltyeb; Xu, Tao; Hu, Longgang; Wang, Man; Li, Yuzhen; Mogharbel, Bassam Felipe; Teixeira de Carvalho, Katherine Athayde; Guarita-Souza, Luiz Cesar; An, Yi; Li, Peifng
    Summary. Mitochondria are the energy suppliers in the cell and undergo constant fusion and fission to meet metabolic demand during the cell life cycle. Well- balanced mitochondrial dynamics are extremely important and necessary for cell survival as well as for tissue homeostasis. Cardiomyocytes contain large numbers of mitochondria to satisfy the high energy demand. It has been established that deregulated processes of mitochondrial dynamics play a major role in myocardial cell death. Currently, cardiac mitochondrial cell death pathways attract great attention in the cell biology and regenerative medicine fields. Importantly, mitochondrial dynamics are tightly linked to oxidative stress-induced cardiac damage. This review summarizes molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial fusion and fission processes and their potential roles in myocardial cell death triggered by oxidative stress. Advances in understanding the effect of both normal and abnormal mitochondrial dynamics on heart protection will lead to significant improvement of therapeutic discoveries