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Pharmacological Inhibition of Necroptosis Protects from Dopaminergic Neuronal Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease Models.
Cell reports - 20 Feb 2018
Iannielli Angelo, Bido Simone, Folladori Lucrezia, Segnali Alice, Cancellieri Cinzia, Maresca Alessandra, Massimino Luca, Rubio Alicia, Morabito Giuseppe, Caporali Leonardo, Tagliavini Francesca, Musumeci Olimpia, Gregato Giuliana, Bezard Erwan, Carelli Valerio, Tiranti Valeria, Broccoli Vania
Abstract excerpt
Dysfunctions in mitochondrial dynamics and metabolism are common pathological processes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). It was recently shown that an inherited form of PD and dementia is caused by mutations in the OPA1 gene, which encodes for a key player in mitochondrial fusion and structure. iPSC-derived neural cells from these patients exhibited severe mitochondrial fragmentation, respiration...
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