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Antioxidant defences in cybrids harboring mtDNA mutations associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
The FEBS journal - 1 Mar 2005
Floreani Maura, Napoli Eleonora, Martinuzzi Andrea, Pantano Giorgia, De Riva Valentina, Trevisan Roberta, Bisetto Elena, Valente Lucia, Carelli Valerio, Dabbeni-Sala Federica
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative stress and imbalance between free radical generation and detoxification may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). Mitochondria, carrying the homoplasmic 11778/ND4, 3460/ND1 and 14484/ND6 mtDNA point mutations associated with LHON, were used to generate osteosarcoma-derived cybrids. Enhanced mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species has recently...
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