heterophagy

English Journal

Carette D1,2,3, Gilleron J1, Denizot JP4, Grant K4, Pointis G1, Segretain D2,3.
Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization.Biol Cell.2015 Jul;107(7):218-31. doi: 10.1111/boc.201400048. Epub 2015 May 6.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Connexins (Cxs), the constitutive proteins of gap junctions, are key actors of many physiological processes. Therefore, alterations of Cx expression and degradation lead to the development of physiopathological disorders. Because of the formation of a double membrane vesicle
PMID 25818265

Fasciola hepatica: Histology of the Reproductive Organs and Differential Effects of Triclabendazole on Drug-Sensitive and Drug-Resistant Fluke Isolates and on Flukes from Selected Field Cases.

Hanna R1.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland).Pathogens.2015 Jun 26;4(3):431-56. doi: 10.3390/pathogens4030431.
This review summarises the findings of a series of studies in which the histological changes, induced in the reproductive system of Fasciola hepatica following treatment of the ovine host with the anthelmintic triclabendazole (TCBZ), were examined. A detailed description of the normal macroscopic ar
PMID 26131614

Autophagy and heterophagy dysregulation leads to retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction and development of age-related macular degeneration.

Kaarniranta K1, Sinha D, Blasiak J, Kauppinen A, Veréb Z, Salminen A, Boulton ME, Petrovski G.
Autophagy.Autophagy.2013 Jul;9(7):973-84. doi: 10.4161/auto.24546. Epub 2013 Apr 9.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex, degenerative and progressive eye disease that usually does not lead to complete blindness, but can result in severe loss of central vision. Risk factors for AMD include age, genetics, diet, smoking, oxidative stress and many cardiovascular-associa
PMID 23590900