Downloads provided by UsageCounts
PLA2G6-Associated Neurodegeneration (PLAN) is a rare neurodegenerative disease with autosomal recessive inheritance, which belongs to the NBIA (Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation) group. Although the pathogenesis of the disease remains largely unclear, lipid peroxidation seems to play a central role in the pathogenesis. Currently, there is no cure for the disease.In this work, we examined the presence of lipid peroxidation, iron accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in two cellular models of PLAN, patients-derived fibroblasts and induced neurons, and assessed the effects of α-tocopherol (vitamin E) in correcting the pathophysiological alterations in PLAN cell cultures.Pathophysiological alterations were examined in fibroblasts and induced neurons generated by direct reprograming. Iron and lipofuscin accumulation were assessed using light and electron microscopy, as well as biochemical analysis techniques. Reactive Oxygen species production, lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial dysfunction were measured using specific fluorescent probes analysed by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry.PLAN fibroblasts and induced neurons clearly showed increased lipid peroxidation, iron accumulation and altered mitochondrial membrane potential. All these pathological features were reverted with vitamin E treatment.PLAN fibroblasts and induced neurons reproduce the main pathological alterations of the disease and provide useful tools for disease modelling. The main pathological alterations were corrected by Vitamin E supplementation in both models, suggesting that blocking lipid peroxidation progression is a critical therapeutic target.
NBIA, Iron, Lipid peroxidation, Neuroaxonal Dystrophies, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Lipofuscin, Mitochondria, Group VI Phospholipases A2, Iron accumulation, Humans, Vitamin E, Lipid Peroxidation, RC321-571, PLA2G6-Associated Neurodegeneration
NBIA, Iron, Lipid peroxidation, Neuroaxonal Dystrophies, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Lipofuscin, Mitochondria, Group VI Phospholipases A2, Iron accumulation, Humans, Vitamin E, Lipid Peroxidation, RC321-571, PLA2G6-Associated Neurodegeneration
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 40 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 1% |
| views | 56 | |
| downloads | 137 |

Views provided by UsageCounts
Downloads provided by UsageCounts