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Metformin protects against retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury through AMPK-mediated mitochondrial fusion
This study aims to evaluate the protective effect of metformin against retinal I/R injury and its underlying mechanism. I/R induced reduction in retina thickness and cell number in ganglion cell layer, and metformin alleviated I/R-induced retinal injury. Both retinal I/R and simulated ischemia/reperfusion (SIR) in R28 cells down-regulated expression of mitochondrial fusion protein Mfn2 and OPA1, which led to mitochondrial fission. Metformin also alleviated damage in R28 cells, and reversed the alteration in Mfn2 and OPA1, mitochondrial fission and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) disruption-induced by I/R or SIR as w...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - May 30, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Kun Zhang Tao Wang Gui-Feng Sun Jin-Xing Xiao Li-Ping Jiang Fang-Fang Tou Xin-Hui Qu Xiao-Jian Han Source Type: research

The small molecule inhibitor PR-619 protects retinal ganglion cells against glutamate excitotoxicity
This study was designed to investigate the role of PR-619 in regulating mitophagy of RGCs under glutamate excitotoxicity. Primary cultured RGCs were incubated with PR-619 or vehicle control in the excitotoxicity model of 100 µM glutamate treatment. Mitochondrial membrane potential was assessed by JC-1 assay. Cytotoxicity of RGCs was measured by LDH activity. Proteins levels of parkin, optineurin, LAMP1, Bax, Bcl-2 and the LC3-II/I ratio were analyzed by western blot. The distribution and morphology of mitochondria in RGCs was stained by MitoTracker and antibody against mitochondria membrane protein, and examined by confoc...
Source: NeuroReport - October 6, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Degeneration and Repair Source Type: research

Brain Dicer1 Is Down-Regulated in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer ’s Disease Via Aβ42-Induced Repression of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2
This study may open new avenues for investigating potential pathognomonics and pathogenesis in AD.
Source: Molecular Neurobiology - September 24, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Mitochondrial fusion and maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis in diabetic retinopathy
This study aims to investigate the role of mitochondrial fusion in the development of diabetic retinopathy, and illustrate the molecular mechanism responsible for Mfn2 suppression. Using human retinal endothelial cells, manipulated for Mfn2, we investigated the role of fusion in mitochondrial structural and functional damage in diabetes. The molecular mechanism of its suppression in diabetic milieu was determined by investigating Mfn2 promoter DNA methylation, and confirmed using molecular and pharmacological inhibitors of DNA methylation. Similar studies were performed in the retinal microvasculature (prepared by hypotoni...
Source: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) Molecular Basis of Disease - March 27, 2019 Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research

Melatonin antagonizes oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in retinal pigmented epithelium cells via melatonin receptor 1 (MT1).
Authors: Yan G, Yu L, Jiang S, Zhu J Abstract High energy-consumption in retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cells poses oxidative stress (OS) and contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction (MD) for retinal degeneration-associated diseases. In the present study, we evaluated the protective role of Melatonin, a natural antioxidant, against the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced damage to RPE cells. The cellular viability, apoptosis, the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins and mitochondrial function were examined in the retinal ARPE-19 cells, post the treatment with H2O2 or (and) with Melatonin. The regulation by ...
Source: Journal of Toxicological Sciences - November 9, 2018 Category: Toxicology Tags: J Toxicol Sci Source Type: research