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ArticlePloS one2015

Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model System for Studying Drug Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity.

Richard de Boer, Ruben L Smith, Winnok H De Vos, Erik M M Manders, Stanley Brul, Hans van der Spek

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Richard de BoerMolecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), Faculty of Science (FNWI), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ruben L SmithMolecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), Faculty of Science (FNWI), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Winnok H De VosCell Biology and Histology Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium; Cell Systems and Imaging Research Group, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Coupure Links, 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Erik M M Mandersvan Leeuwenhoek Center for Advanced Microscopy, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), Faculty of Science (FNWI), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Stanley BrulMolecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), Faculty of Science (FNWI), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hans van der SpekMolecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), Faculty of Science (FNWI), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
University of Amsterdam · NLGhent University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Today HIV-1 infection is recognized as a chronic disease with obligatory lifelong treatment to keep viral titers below detectable levels. The continuous intake of antiretroviral drugs however, leads to severe and even life-threatening side effects, supposedly by the deleterious impact of nucleoside-analogue type compounds on the functioning of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase. For detailed investigation of the yet partially understood underlying mechanisms, the availability of a versatile model system is crucial. We therefore set out to develop the use of Caenorhabditis elegans to study drug induced mitochondrial toxicity. Using a combination of molecular-biological and functional assays, combined with a quantitative analysis of mitochondrial network morphology, we conclude that anti-retroviral drugs with similar working mechanisms can be classified into distinct groups based on their effects on mitochondrial morphology and biochemistry. Additionally we show that mitochondrial toxicity of antiretroviral drugs cannot be exclusively attributed to interference with the mitochondrial DNA polymerase.

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AnimalsAnti-HIV AgentsCaenorhabditis elegansDidanosineDideoxynucleosidesDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDNA, MitochondrialDrug EvaluationHumansMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsModels, BiologicalOxygen ConsumptionReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsStavudineUbiquinonealovudineAnti-HIV AgentsDidanosineDideoxynucleosidesDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDNA, MitochondrialMitochondrial ProteinsReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsStavudineUbiquinoneubiquinone 9ZalcitabineZidovudine

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PMID25970180
PMCPMC4430419
OpenAlexW216466790

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