Article
Minocycline, a possible neuroprotective agent in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON): studies of cybrid cells bearing 11,778 mutation.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Dec 2007
Haroon Mohammad Fahad, Fatima Ambrin, Schöler Susanne, Gieseler Anne, Horn Thomas F W, Kirches Elmar, Wolf Gerald, Kreutzmann Peter
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a retinal neurodegenerative disorder caused by mitochondrial DNA point mutations. Complex I of the respiratory chain affected by the mutation results in a decrease in ATP and an increase of reactive oxygen species production. Evaluating the efficacy o...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
