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Kobayashi T, Uchino H, Elmér E, Ogihara Y, Fujita H, Sekine S, Ishida Y, Saiki I, Shibata S, Kawachi A. Disease Outcome and Brain Metabolomics of Cyclophilin-D Knockout Mice in Sepsis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:961. [PMID: 35055146 PMCID: PMC8779771 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a diffuse brain dysfunction resulting from a systemic inflammatory response to infection, but the mechanism remains unclear. The mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) could play a central role in the neuronal dysfunction, induction of apoptosis, and cell death in SAE. The mitochondrial isomerase cyclophilin D (CypD) is known to control the sensitivity of MPTP induction. We, therefore, established a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model, which is the gold standard in sepsis research, using CypD knockout (CypD KO) mice, and analyzed the disease phenotype and the possible molecular mechanism of SAE through metabolomic analyses of brain tissue. A comparison of adult, male wild-type, and CypD KO mice demonstrated statistically significant differences in body temperature, mortality, and histological changes. In the metabolomic analysis, the main finding was the maintenance of reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and the reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio in the KO animals following CLP. In conclusion, we demonstrate that CypD is implicated in the pathogenesis of SAE, possibly related to the inhibition of MPTP induction and, as a consequence, the decreased production of ROS and other free radicals, thereby protecting mitochondrial and cellular function.
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- Takayuki Kobayashi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka 535-8585, Japan;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; (H.U.); (Y.O.); (S.S.); (Y.I.); (I.S.); (S.S.); (A.K.)
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Liu S, Liu C, Xiong L, Xie J, Huang C, Pi R, Huang Z, Li L. Icaritin Alleviates Glutamate-Induced Neuronal Damage by Inactivating GluN2B-Containing NMDARs Through the ERK/DAPK1 Pathway. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:525615. [PMID: 33692666 PMCID: PMC7937872 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.525615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Excitatory toxicity due to excessive glutamate release is considered the core pathophysiological mechanism of cerebral ischemia. It is primarily mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) on neuronal membranes. Our previous studies have found that icaritin (ICT) exhibits neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemia in rats, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. This study aims to investigate the protective effect of ICT on glutamate-induced neuronal injury and uncover its possible molecular mechanism. An excitatory toxicity injury model was created using rat primary cortical neurons treated with glutamate and glycine. The results showed that ICT has neuroprotective effects on glutamate-treated primary cortical neurons by increasing cell viability while reducing the rate of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release and reducing apoptosis. Remarkably, ICT rescued the changes in the ERK/DAPK1 signaling pathway after glutamate treatment by increasing the expression levels of p-ERK, p-DAPK1 and t-DAPK1. In addition, ICT also regulates NMDAR function during glutamate-induced injury by decreasing the expression level of the GluN2B subunit and enhancing the expression level of the GluN2A subunit. As cotreatment with the ERK-specific inhibitor U0126 and ICT abolishes the beneficial effects of ITC on the ERK/DAPK1 pathway, NMDAR subtypes and neuronal cell survival, ERK is recognized as a crucial mediator in the protective mechanism of ICT. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that ICT has a neuroprotective effect on neuronal damage induced by glutamate, and its mechanism may be related to inactivating GluN2B-containing NMDAR through the ERK/DAPK1 pathway. This study provides a new clue for the prevention and treatment of clinical ischemic cerebrovascular diseases.
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- Song Liu
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.,First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.,Institute for Medical Sciences of Pain, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.,Institute for Medical Sciences of Pain, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases of Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.,First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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Daneri-Becerra C, Valeiras B, Gallo LI, Lagadari M, Galigniana MD. Cyclophilin A is a mitochondrial factor that forms complexes with p23 - correlative evidence for an anti-apoptotic action. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:jcs.253401. [PMID: 33361281 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cyclophilin A (CyPA, also known as PPIA) is an abundant and ubiquitously expressed protein belonging to the immunophilin family, which has intrinsic peptidyl-prolyl-(cis/trans)-isomerase enzymatic activity. CyPA mediates immunosuppressive action of the cyclic undecapeptide cyclosporine A and is also involved in multiple cellular processes, such as protein folding, intracellular trafficking, signal transduction and transcriptional regulation. CyPA is abundantly expressed in cancer cells, and, owing to its chaperone nature, its expression is induced upon the onset of stress. In this study, we demonstrated that a significant pool of this immunophilin is primarily an intramitochondrial factor that migrates to the nucleus when cells are stimulated with stressors. CyPA shows anti-apoptotic action per se and the capability of forming ternary complexes with cytochrome c and the small acidic co-chaperone p23, the latter interaction being independent of the usual association of p23 with the heat-shock protein of 90 kDa, Hsp90. These CyPA•p23 complexes enhance the anti-apoptotic response of the cell, suggesting that both proteins form a functional unit, the high level of expression of which plays a significant role in cell survival.
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- Cristina Daneri-Becerra
- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones, Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1428ADN, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones, Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1428ADN, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias CONICET/Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones, Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1428ADN, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones, Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1428ADN, Argentina .,Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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Kalani K, Yan SF, Yan SS. Mitochondrial permeability transition pore: a potential drug target for neurodegeneration. Drug Discov Today 2018; 23:1983-1989. [PMID: 30081095 PMCID: PMC6449145 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) has been considered a key contributor to cell death, inducing the process in several major neurodegenerative diseases. To date, the molecular nature of the mPTP remains confounding but its significance is universally acknowledged. Several targets have been screened and inhibition of mPTP has emerged as an attractive field for researchers. Nowadays, in silico-directed studies help to explore new small molecules targeting the mPTP to improve their drug-like properties and bioactivity. Here, we briefly summarize the role of mPTP in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson disease (PD), and Huntington's disease (HD), and discusses current and future potential therapeutic targets.
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- Komal Kalani
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
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Yu Q, Du F, Douglas JT, Yu H, Yan SS, Yan SF. Mitochondrial Dysfunction Triggers Synaptic Deficits via Activation of p38 MAP Kinase Signaling in Differentiated Alzheimer's Disease Trans-Mitochondrial Cybrid Cells. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 59:223-239. [PMID: 28598851 DOI: 10.3233/jad-170283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Loss of synapse and synaptic dysfunction contribute importantly to cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress are early pathological features in AD-affected brain. However, the effect of AD mitochondria on synaptogenesis remains to be determined. Using human trans-mitochondrial "cybrid" (cytoplasmic hybrid) neuronal cells whose mitochondria were transferred from platelets of patients with sporadic AD or age-matched non-AD subjects with relatively normal cognition, we provide the first evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction compromises synaptic development and formation of synapse in AD cybrid cells in response to chemical-induced neuronal differentiation. Compared to non-AD control cybrids, AD cybrid cells showed synaptic loss which was evidenced by a significant reduction in expression of two synaptic marker proteins: synaptophysin (presynaptic marker) and postsynaptic density protein-95, and neuronal proteins (MAP-2 and NeuN) upon neuronal differentiation. In parallel, AD-mediated synaptic deficits correlate to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress as well as activation of p38 MAP kinase. Notably, inhibition of p38 MAP kinase by pharmacological specific p38 inhibitor significantly increased synaptic density, improved mitochondrial function, and reduced oxidative stress. These results suggest that activation of p38 MAP kinase signaling pathway contributes to AD-mediated impairment in neurogenesis, possibly by inhibiting the neuronal differentiation. Our results provide new insight into the crosstalk of dysfunctional AD mitochondria to synaptic formation and maturation via activation of p38 MAP kinase. Therefore, blockade of p38 MAP kinase signal transduction could be a potential therapeutic strategy for AD by alleviating loss of synapses.
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- Qing Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, China.,Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Molecular Structures group, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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Akhter F, Chen D, Yan SF, Yan SS. Mitochondrial Perturbation in Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2017; 146:341-361. [PMID: 28253990 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2016.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mitochondria are well-known cellular organelles that play a vital role in cellular bioenergetics, heme biosynthesis, thermogenesis, calcium homeostasis, lipid catabolism, and other metabolic activities. Given the extensive role of mitochondria in cell function, mitochondrial dysfunction plays a part in many diseases, including diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (AD). In most cases, there is overwhelming evidence that impaired mitochondrial function is a causative factor in these diseases. Studying mitochondrial function in diseased cells vs healthy cells may reveal the modified mechanisms and molecular components involved in specific disease states. In this chapter, we provide a concise overview of the major recent findings on mitochondrial abnormalities and their link to synaptic dysfunction relevant to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline in AD and diabetes. Our increased understanding of the role of mitochondrial perturbation indicates that the development of specific small molecules targeting aberrant mitochondrial function could provide therapeutic benefits for the brain in combating aging-related dementia and neurodegenerative diseases by powering up brain energy and improving synaptic function and transmission.
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- F Akhter
- School of Pharmacy, Higuchi Bioscience Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Higuchi Bioscience Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Higuchi Bioscience Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Higuchi Bioscience Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.
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Biasutto L, Azzolini M, Szabò I, Zoratti M. The mitochondrial permeability transition pore in AD 2016: An update. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2016; 1863:2515-30. [PMID: 26902508 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Over the past 30years the mitochondrial permeability transition - the permeabilization of the inner mitochondrial membrane due to the opening of a wide pore - has progressed from being considered a curious artifact induced in isolated mitochondria by Ca(2+) and phosphate to a key cell-death-inducing process in several major pathologies. Its relevance is by now universally acknowledged and a pharmacology targeting the phenomenon is being developed. The molecular nature of the pore remains to this day uncertain, but progress has recently been made with the identification of the FOF1 ATP synthase as the probable proteic substrate. Researchers sharing this conviction are however divided into two camps: these believing that only the ATP synthase dimers or oligomers can form the pore, presumably in the contact region between monomers, and those who consider that the ring-forming c subunits in the FO sector actually constitute the walls of the pore. The latest development is the emergence of a new candidate: Spastic Paraplegia 7 (SPG7), a mitochondrial AAA-type membrane protease which forms a 6-stave barrel. This review summarizes recent developments of research on the pathophysiological relevance and on the molecular nature of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Mitochondrial Channels edited by Pierre Sonveaux, Pierre Maechler and Jean-Claude Martinou.
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- Lucia Biasutto
- CNR Neuroscience Institute, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- CNR Neuroscience Institute, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- CNR Neuroscience Institute, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Department of Biology, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- CNR Neuroscience Institute, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy.
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