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Second-generation antipsychotics and metabolic syndrome: a role for mitochondria (2023)
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Mortimer, K. R. H., Katshu, M. Z. U. H., & Chakrabarti, L. (2023). Second-generation antipsychotics and metabolic syndrome: a role for mitochondria. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1257460. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1257460

Psychosis is a known risk factor for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). The risk is even greater in patients who are taking second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs). SGAs exacerbate metabolic abnormalities and lead to a 3-fold increased risk of sev... Read More about Second-generation antipsychotics and metabolic syndrome: a role for mitochondria.

A method to assess the mitochondrial respiratory capacity of complexes I and II from frozen tissue using the Oroboros O2k-FluoRespirometer (2023)
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Ebanks, B., Kwiecinska, P., Moisoi, N., & Chakrabarti, L. (2023). A method to assess the mitochondrial respiratory capacity of complexes I and II from frozen tissue using the Oroboros O2k-FluoRespirometer. PLoS ONE, 18(7), Article e0276147. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276147

High-resolution respirometry methods allow for the assessment of oxygen consumption by the electron transfer systems within cells, tissue samples, and isolated mitochondrial preparations. As mitochondrial integrity is compromised by the process of cr... Read More about A method to assess the mitochondrial respiratory capacity of complexes I and II from frozen tissue using the Oroboros O2k-FluoRespirometer.

A Common Anaesthetic, MS-222, Alters Measurements Made Using High-Resolution Respirometry in the Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2023)
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Barnes, M., Ebanks, B., MacColl, A., & Chakrabarti, L. (2023). A Common Anaesthetic, MS-222, Alters Measurements Made Using High-Resolution Respirometry in the Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Fishes, 8(1), Article 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8010042

Submersion in the anaesthetic MS-222 is a well-established and effective method used during the euthanasia of fish, but the consequences of treatment with this anaesthetic for mitochondrial respiration are yet to be established. This is important to... Read More about A Common Anaesthetic, MS-222, Alters Measurements Made Using High-Resolution Respirometry in the Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).

The large numbers of minicolumns in the primary visual cortex of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas are related to high visual acuity (2022)
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Wallace, M. N., Zobay, O., Hardman, E., Thompson, Z., Dobbs, P., Chakrabarti, L., & Palmer, A. R. (2022). The large numbers of minicolumns in the primary visual cortex of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas are related to high visual acuity. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 16, Article 1034264. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2022.1034264

Minicolumns are thought to be a fundamental neural unit in the neocortex and their replication may have formed the basis of the rapid cortical expansion that occurred during primate evolution. We sought evidence of minicolumns in the primary visual c... Read More about The large numbers of minicolumns in the primary visual cortex of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas are related to high visual acuity.

Mitochondrial ATP Synthase is a Target of Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases (2022)
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Ebanks, B., & Chakrabarti, L. (2022). Mitochondrial ATP Synthase is a Target of Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 9, Article 854321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2022.854321

The mitochondrial ATP synthase is responsible for the production of cellular ATP, and it does so by harnessing the membrane potential of the mitochondria that is produced by the sequential oxidation of select cellular metabolites. Since the structura... Read More about Mitochondrial ATP Synthase is a Target of Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Sox-positive cell population in the adult cerebellum increases upon tissue degeneration (2021)
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Salih, S., Nizamudeen, Z. A., De Melo, N., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2022). Sox-positive cell population in the adult cerebellum increases upon tissue degeneration. Experimental Neurology, 348, Article 113950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113950

Adult neurogenesis is well-described in the subventricular and subgranular zones of the mammalian brain. Recent observations that resident glia express stem cell markers in some areas of the brain not traditionally associated with neurogenesis hint t... Read More about Sox-positive cell population in the adult cerebellum increases upon tissue degeneration.

Acute Imidacloprid Exposure Alters Mitochondrial Function in Bumblebee Flight Muscle and Brain (2021)
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Sargent, C., Ebanks, B., Hardy, I. C., Davies, T. G. E., Chakrabarti, L., & Stöger, R. (2021). Acute Imidacloprid Exposure Alters Mitochondrial Function in Bumblebee Flight Muscle and Brain. Frontiers in Insect Science, 1, Article 765179. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2021.765179

Mitochondria are intracellular organelles responsible for cellular respiration with one of their major roles in the production of energy in the form of ATP. Activities with increased energetic demand are especially dependent on efficient ATP producti... Read More about Acute Imidacloprid Exposure Alters Mitochondrial Function in Bumblebee Flight Muscle and Brain.

Exercising D. melanogaster Modulates the Mitochondrial Proteome and Physiology. The Effect on Lifespan Depends upon Age and Sex (2021)
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Ebanks, B., Wang, Y., Katyal, G., Sargent, C., Ingram, T. L., Bowman, A., …Chakrabarti, L. (2021). Exercising D. melanogaster Modulates the Mitochondrial Proteome and Physiology. The Effect on Lifespan Depends upon Age and Sex. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(21), Article 11606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111606

Ageing is a major risk factor for many of the most prevalent diseases, including neurode-generative diseases, cancer, and heart disease. As the global population continues to age, behavioural interventions that can promote healthy ageing will improve... Read More about Exercising D. melanogaster Modulates the Mitochondrial Proteome and Physiology. The Effect on Lifespan Depends upon Age and Sex.

Sequence and structure comparison of ATP synthase F0 subunits 6 and 8 in notothenioid fish (2021)
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Katyal, G., Ebanks, B., Lucassen, M., Papetti, C., & Chakrabarti, L. (2021). Sequence and structure comparison of ATP synthase F0 subunits 6 and 8 in notothenioid fish. PLoS ONE, 16(10), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245822

Mitochondrial changes such as tight coupling of the mitochondria have facilitated sustained oxygen and respiratory activity in haemoglobin-less icefish of the Channichthyidae family. We aimed to characterise features in the sequence and structure of... Read More about Sequence and structure comparison of ATP synthase F0 subunits 6 and 8 in notothenioid fish.

Low-Power Sonication Can Alter Extracellular Vesicle Size and Properties (2021)
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Nizamudeen, Z. A., Xerri, R., Parmenter, C., Suain, K., Markus, R., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2021). Low-Power Sonication Can Alter Extracellular Vesicle Size and Properties. Cells, 10(9), Article 2413. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092413

Low-power sonication is widely used to disaggregate extracellular vesicles (EVs) after isolation, however, the effects of sonication on EV samples beyond dispersion are unclear. The present study analysed the characteristics of EVs collected from mes... Read More about Low-Power Sonication Can Alter Extracellular Vesicle Size and Properties.

The dysregulated Pink1- drosophila mitochondrial proteome is partially corrected with exercise (2021)
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Ebanks, B., Ingram, T. L., Katyal, G., Ingram, J. R., Moisoi, N., & Chakrabarti, L. (2021). The dysregulated Pink1- drosophila mitochondrial proteome is partially corrected with exercise. Aging, 13(11), 14709-14728. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.203128

One of the genes which has been linked to the onset of juvenile/early onset Parkinson’s disease (PD) is PINK1. There is evidence that supports the therapeutic potential of exercise in the alleviation of PD symptoms. It is possible that exercise may e... Read More about The dysregulated Pink1- drosophila mitochondrial proteome is partially corrected with exercise.

ATP synthase and Alzheimer's disease: putting a spin on the mitochondrial hypothesis (2020)
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Ebanks, B., Ingram, T. L., & Chakrabarti, L. (2020). ATP synthase and Alzheimer's disease: putting a spin on the mitochondrial hypothesis. Aging, 12(6), 16647—16662. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103867

It is estimated that over 44 million people across the globe have dementia, and half of these cases are believed to be Alzheimer's disease (AD). As the proportion of the global population which is over the age 60 increases so will the number of indiv... Read More about ATP synthase and Alzheimer's disease: putting a spin on the mitochondrial hypothesis.

A comparison of the mitochondrial proteome and lipidome in the mouse and long-lived Pipistrelle bats (2019)
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Pollard, A. K., Ingram, T. L., Ortori, C. A., Shephard, F., Brown, M., Liddell, S., …Chakrabarti, L. (2019). A comparison of the mitochondrial proteome and lipidome in the mouse and long-lived Pipistrelle bats. Aging, 11(6), 1664-1685. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101861

It is accepted that smaller mammals with higher metabolic rates have shorter lifespans. The very few species that do not follow these rules can give insights into interesting differences. The recorded maximum lifespans of bats are exceptional - over... Read More about A comparison of the mitochondrial proteome and lipidome in the mouse and long-lived Pipistrelle bats.

New Approaches to Tay-Sachs Disease Therapy (2018)
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Solovyeva, V. V., Shaimardanova, A. A., Chulpanova, D. S., Kitaeva, K. V., Chakrabarti, L., & Rizvanov, A. A. (2018). New Approaches to Tay-Sachs Disease Therapy. Frontiers in Physiology, 9(NOV), Article 1663. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01663

Tay-Sachs disease belongs to the group of autosomal-recessive lysosomal storage metabolic disorders. This disease is caused by β-hexosaminidase A (HexA) enzyme deficiency due to various mutations in α-subunit gene of this enzyme, resulting in GM2 gan... Read More about New Approaches to Tay-Sachs Disease Therapy.

Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging (2018)
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Nizamudeen, Z., Markus, R., Lodge, R., Parmenter, C., Platt, M., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2018). Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1865(12), 1891-1900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.09.008

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have prevalent roles in cancer biology and regenerative medicine. Conventional techniques for characterising EVs including electron microscopy (EM), nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and tuneable resistive pulse sensin... Read More about Rapid and accurate analysis of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles with super resolution microscopy and live imaging.

Exposure to the ROCK inhibitor fasudil promotes gliogenesis of neural stem cells in vitro (2018)
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Nizamudeen, Z. A., Chakrabarti, L., & Sottile, V. (2018). Exposure to the ROCK inhibitor fasudil promotes gliogenesis of neural stem cells in vitro. Stem Cell Research, 28, 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2018.02.001

Fasudil is a clinically approved Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitor that has been used widely to treat cerebral consequences of subarachnoid haemorrhage. It is known to have a positive effect on animal models of neurological disorders inc... Read More about Exposure to the ROCK inhibitor fasudil promotes gliogenesis of neural stem cells in vitro.

Mouse mitochondrial lipid composition is defined by age in brain and muscle (2017)
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Pollard, A. K., Ortori, C. A., Stöger, R., Barrett, D. A., & Chakrabarti, L. (in press). Mouse mitochondrial lipid composition is defined by age in brain and muscle. Aging, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101204

Functionality of the lipid rich mitochondrial organelle declines with increased age. Recent advances in lipidomic technologies allowed us to perform a global characterisation of lipid composition in two different tissue types and age ranges. Ultra-hi... Read More about Mouse mitochondrial lipid composition is defined by age in brain and muscle.