Search Results - "Pereira, Cláudia V"
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Berberine-induced cardioprotection and Sirt3 modulation in doxorubicin-treated H9c2 cardiomyoblasts
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease (01-11-2017)“…Doxorubicin (DOX) is one of the most widely used anti-neoplastic agents. However, treatment with DOX is associated with cumulative cardiotoxicity inducing…”
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Endurance training reverts heart mitochondrial dysfunction, permeability transition and apoptotic signaling in long-term severe hyperglycemia
Published in Mitochondrion (01-01-2011)“…The present study analyzed the effects of endurance training against cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction, particularly on the susceptibility to mitochondrial…”
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Mechanisms of Berberine (Natural Yellow 18)–Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Interaction with the Adenine Nucleotide Translocator
Published in Toxicological sciences (01-10-2008)“…Berberine [Natural Yellow 18, 5,6-dihydro-9,10-dimethoxybenzo(g)-1,3-benzodioxolo (5,6-a) quinolizinium] is an alkaloid present in plants of the Berberidaceae…”
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Dioxin-induced acute cardiac mitochondrial oxidative damage and increased activity of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in Wistar rats
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-09-2013)“…The environmental dioxin 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is classified as a Group 1 human carcinogen and teratogenic agent. We hypothesize that…”
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Rapeseed oil-rich diet alters hepatic mitochondrial membrane lipid composition and disrupts bioenergetics
Published in Archives of toxicology (01-12-2013)“…Diet is directly related with physiological alterations occurring at a cell and subcellular level. However, the role of diet manipulation on mitochondrial…”
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Investigating drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity: a biosensor to increase drug safety?
Published in Current drug safety (01-01-2009)“…Mitochondria are recognized as the producers of the majority of energy cells need for their normal activity. After the initial comprehension of how…”
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Edelfosine and perifosine disrupt hepatic mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and induce the permeability transition
Published in Mitochondrion (01-01-2013)“…Edelfosine and perifosine are alkylphospholipids that have been intensively studied as potential antitumor agents. Apoptotic cell death caused by these two…”
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Long-term hyperglycaemia decreases gastrocnemius susceptibility to permeability transition
Published in European journal of clinical investigation (01-04-2010)“…Eur J Clin Invest 2010; 40 (4): 319–329 Background Hyperglycaemia‐resulting in mitochondrial bioenergetics’ complications is associated with skeletal muscle…”
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MitoTALEN reduces mutant mtDNA load and restores tRNAAla levels in a mouse model of heteroplasmic mtDNA mutation
Published in Nature medicine (01-11-2018)“…Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are responsible for several metabolic disorders, commonly involving muscle and the central nervous system 1 …”
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Mitochondrial targeted meganuclease as a platform to eliminate mutant mtDNA in vivo
Published in Nature communications (28-05-2021)“…Diseases caused by heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA mutations have no effective treatment or cure. In recent years, DNA editing enzymes were tested as tools to…”
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Endurance training improves gastrocnemius mitochondrial function despite increased susceptibility to permeability transition
Published in Mitochondrion (01-11-2009)“…The aim of the present work was to test the hypothesis that moderate endurance treadmill training ameliorates gastrocnemius mitochondrial bioenergetics and…”
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mitoTev‐TALE: a monomeric DNA editing enzyme to reduce mutant mitochondrial DNA levels
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-09-2018)“…Pathogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations often co‐exist with wild‐type molecules (mtDNA heteroplasmy). Phenotypes manifest when the percentage of mutant…”
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Multiple distinct evolutionary mechanisms govern the dynamics of selfish mitochondrial genomes in Caenorhabditis elegans
Published in Nature communications (19-09-2024)“…Cells possess multiple mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copies, which undergo semi-autonomous replication and stochastic inheritance. This enables mutant mtDNA…”
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Myopathy reversion in mice after restauration of mitochondrial complex I
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (07-02-2020)“…Myopathies are common manifestations of mitochondrial diseases. To investigate whether gene replacement can be used as an effective strategy to treat or cure…”
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Mitochondrial DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Oligodendrocytes Cause Demyelination, Axonal Injury, and CNS Inflammation
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (18-10-2017)“…Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS). To date, the…”
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A tRNA processing enzyme is a key regulator of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response
Published in eLife (22-04-2022)“…The mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR ) has emerged as a predominant mechanism that preserves mitochondrial function. Consequently, multiple…”
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Mitochondrionopathy phenotype in doxorubicin-treated Wistar rats depends on treatment protocol and is cardiac-specific
Published in PloS one (22-06-2012)“…Although doxorubicin (DOX) is a very effective antineoplastic agent, its clinical use is limited by a dose-dependent, persistent and cumulative cardiotoxicity,…”
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Cellular mechanisms of mtDNA heteroplasmy dynamics
Published in Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology (03-09-2021)“…Heteroplasmy refers to the coexistence of more than one variant of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA). Mutated or partially deleted mtDNAs can induce chronic…”
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Current strategies towards therapeutic manipulation of mtDNA heteroplasmy
Published in Frontiers in bioscience (01-01-2017)“…Mitochondrial disease is a multifactorial disorder involving both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. Over the past 20 years, great progress was achieved in the…”
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SCO2 mutations cause early-onset axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease associated with cellular copper deficiency
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-03-2018)“…Recessive mutations in the mitochondrial copper-binding protein SCO2 have been described in cases of fatal infant cardioencephalomyopathy with COX deficiency…”
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