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Professor LISA CHAKRABARTI's Outputs (28)

Exposure to the ROCK inhibitor fasudil promotes gliogenesis of neural stem cells in vitro (2018)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease (2017)
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Stöger, R., Scaife, P., Shephard, F., & Chakrabarti, L. (in press). Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson's Disease, 3(6), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-017-0007-3

5-methylcytosine and the oxidation product 5-hydroxymethylcytosine are two prominent epigenetic variants of the cytosine base in nuclear DNA of mammalian brains. We measured levels of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by enzyme-linked immu... Read More about Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease.

Proteomic profiling of mitochondria: what does it tell us about the ageing brain? (2016)
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Ingram, T., & Chakrabarti, L. (2016). Proteomic profiling of mitochondria: what does it tell us about the ageing brain?. Aging, 8(12), https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101131

Mitochondrial dysfunction is evident in numerous neurodegenerative and age-related disorders. It has also been linked to cellular ageing, however our current understanding of the mitochondrial changes that occur are unclear. Functional studies have m... Read More about Proteomic profiling of mitochondria: what does it tell us about the ageing brain?.

Mitochondrial proteomic profiling reveals increased carbonic anhydrase II in aging and neurodegeneration (2016)
Journal Article
Pollard, A., Shephard, F., Freed, J., Liddell, S., & Chakrabarti, L. (2016). Mitochondrial proteomic profiling reveals increased carbonic anhydrase II in aging and neurodegeneration. Aging, 8(10), 2425-2436. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101064

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are used to treat glaucoma and cancers. Carbonic anhydrases perform a crucial role in the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into bicarbonate and protons. However, there is little information about carbonic anhydrase... Read More about Mitochondrial proteomic profiling reveals increased carbonic anhydrase II in aging and neurodegeneration.

Mitochondrial complex 1 activity measured by spectrophotometry is reduced across all brain regions in ageing and more specifically in neurodegeneration (2016)
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Cai, H., Pollard, A. K., Craig, E. L., & Chakrabarti, L. (in press). Mitochondrial complex 1 activity measured by spectrophotometry is reduced across all brain regions in ageing and more specifically in neurodegeneration. PLoS ONE, 11(6), Article e0157405. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157405

Mitochondrial function, in particular complex 1 of the electron transport chain (ETC), has been shown to decrease during normal ageing and in neurodegenerative disease. However, there is some debate concerning which area of the brain has the greatest... Read More about Mitochondrial complex 1 activity measured by spectrophotometry is reduced across all brain regions in ageing and more specifically in neurodegeneration.

Analysis of mitochondrial haemoglobin in Parkinson's disease brain (2016)
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Shephard, F., Greville-Heygate, O., Liddell, S., Emes, R. D., & Chakrabarti, L. (2016). Analysis of mitochondrial haemoglobin in Parkinson's disease brain. Mitochondrion, 29, 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2016.05.001

Mitochondrial dysfunction is an early feature of neurodegeneration. We have shown there are mitochondrial haemoglobin changes with age and neurodegeneration. We hypothesised that altered physiological processes are associated with recruitment and loc... Read More about Analysis of mitochondrial haemoglobin in Parkinson's disease brain.