Date of Award
2011
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Keywords
Biochemistry.
Supervisor
Pandey, Siyaram (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Age-related neurodegenerative diseases are a major problem in industrialized nations, and affect millions of people worldwide. The pro-apoptotic protein Bax plays a crucial part in apoptosis. We screened a library of low molecular weight compounds for a potential Bax inhibitor. One compound that we have discovered (C22) was found to block Bax association to the mitochondria and prevent mitochondrial membrane destabilization. In addition, C22 may have the ability to prevent neuronal cell death in an in vivo model of stroke WS-CoQ10 is a potent anti-oxidant and is known to stabilize the mitochondria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of WS-CoQ10 to the induction of stress-induced premature senescence in presenilin-1 (PS-1) mutated Alzheimer's Disease (AD) fibroblasts. It was found that WS-CoQ10 was able to inhibit senescence in these cells as well as decreasing the protein levels of senescence-associated proteins.
Recommended Citation
Fochesato, Lee-Anne, "Small Molecular Weight Modulators of Apoptosis and Senescence" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 70.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/70