Partial mitochondrial complex I inhibition induces oxidative damage and perturbs glutamate transport in primary retinal cultures.

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Beretta ◽  
John P.M. Wood ◽  
Barry Derham ◽  
Gessica Sala ◽  
Lucio Tremolizzo ◽  
...  
Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1239
Author(s):  
Peilu Jia ◽  
Shuli Ji ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Yanan Chen ◽  
Tian Wang

The liver is an organ that produces large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Human infants or piglets are prone to oxidative damage due to their uncompleted development of the antioxidant system, causing liver disease. Piceatannol (PIC) has been found to have significant antioxidant effects. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effects of PIC on the liver in piglets experiencing oxidative stress caused by diquat (DQ). After weaning, 54 male piglets (Duroc × [Landrace × Yorkshire]) were selected and randomly divided into three treatment groups: the CON group, the DQ-CON group, and the DQ-PIC group. The two challenged groups were injected with DQ and then orally administrated either PIC or another vehicle solution, while the control group was given sterile saline injections and an orally administrated vehicle solution. Compared to the results of the CON group, DQ increased the percentage of apoptosis cells in the liver, also decreased the amount of reduced glutathione (GSH) and increased the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA). In addition, the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, activities of mitochondrial complex I, II, III, and V, and the protein expression level of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) were inhibited by DQ. Furthermore, PIC supplementation inhibited the apoptosis of hepatic cells caused by DQ. PIC also decreased MDA levels and increased the amount of GSH. Piglets given PIC supplementation exhibited increased activities of mitochondrial complex I, II, III, and V, the protein expression level of SIRT1, and the ATP production in the liver. In conclusion, PIC affected the liver of piglets by improving redox status, preserving mitochondrial function, and preventing excessive apoptosis.


2003 ◽  
Vol 278 (39) ◽  
pp. 37223-37230 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Murray ◽  
Steven W. Taylor ◽  
Bing Zhang ◽  
Soumitra S. Ghosh ◽  
Roderick A. Capaldi

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wensheng Yan ◽  
Yunxiao Kang ◽  
Xiaoming Ji ◽  
Shuangcheng Li ◽  
Yingkun Li ◽  
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Testosterone deficiency, as a potential risk factor for aging and aging-related neurodegenerative disorders, might induce mitochondrial dysfunction and facilitate the declines of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system by exacerbating the mitochondrial defects and increasing the oxidative damage. Thus, how testosterone levels influence the mitochondrial function in the substantia nigra was investigated in the study. The present studies showed that testosterone deficiency impaired the mitochondrial function in the substantia nigra and induced the oxidative damage to the substantia nigra as well as the deficits in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. Of four mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes, castration of male rats reduced the activity of mitochondrial complex I and downregulated the expression of ND1 and ND4 of 7 mitochondrial DNA- (mtDNA-) encoded subunits of complex I in the substantia nigra. Supplements of testosterone propionate to castrated male rats ameliorated the activity of mitochondrial complex I and upregulated the expression of mitochondrial ND1 and ND4. These results suggest an important role of testosterone in maintaining the mitochondrial function in the substantia nigra and the vulnerability of mitochondrial complex I to testosterone deficiency. Mitochondrial ND1 and ND4, as potential testosterone targets, were implicated in the oxidative damage to the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system.


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