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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Alterations of Mitochondrial Structure in Methamphetamine Toxicity.

Paola Lenzi, Francesca Biagioni, Carla L Busceti, Gloria Lazzeri, Maico Polzella, Alessandro Frati, Michela Ferrucci, Francesco Fornai

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paola LenziDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4734-8798
Francesca BiagioniIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3566-4889
Carla L BuscetiIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy.
Gloria LazzeriDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Maico PolzellaAliveda Laboratories, Viale Karol Wojtyla, 19, 56042 Crespina Lorenzana, Italy.
Alessandro FratiIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy.
Michela FerrucciDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Francesco FornaiDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3883-5084
University of Pisa · ITIstituto Neurologico Mediterraneo · IT

Funding

Ministero della Salute 2022University of Pisa 2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent evidence shows that methamphetamine (METH) produces mitochondrial alterations that contribute to neurotoxicity. Nonetheless, most of these studies focus on mitochondrial activity, whereas mitochondrial morphology remains poorly investigated. In fact, morphological evidence about the fine structure of mitochondria during METH toxicity is not available. Thus, in the present study we analyzed dose-dependent mitochondrial structural alterations during METH exposure. Light and transmission electron microscopy were used, along with ultrastructural stoichiometry of catecholamine cells following various doses of METH. In the first part of the study cell death and cell degeneration were assessed and they were correlated with mitochondrial alterations observed using light microscopy. In the second part of the study, ultrastructural evidence of specific mitochondrial alterations of crests, inner and outer membranes and matrix were quantified, along with in situ alterations of mitochondrial proteins. Neurodegeneration induced by METH correlates significantly with specific mitochondrial damage, which allows definition of a scoring system for mitochondrial integrity. In turn, mitochondrial alterations are concomitant with a decrease in fission/mitophagy protein Fis1 and DRP1 and an increase in Pink1 and Parkin in situ, at the mitochondrial level. These findings provide structural evidence that mitochondria represent both direct and indirect targets of METH-induced toxicity.

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MethamphetamineMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsMitophagyProtein KinasesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesMethamphetamineMitochondrial ProteinsProtein KinasesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesDRP1Fis1mitochondrial fissionmitophagyMitoTrackerneurotoxicityParkinPink1psychostimulantsultrastructural morphometry

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PMID36012188
PMCPMC9408775
OpenAlexW4291016669

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