https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Antioxidant therapies for neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms, current trends, and perspectives https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17333 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:41:13 AEST ]]> Heterogeneous responses to antioxidants in noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus indicate differing susceptibility to free radical content https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17232 2+_ concentration but may influence mitochondrial function as both antioxidant treatments modulated mitochondrial membrane potential. These suggest that the antioxidant-sensitive subpopulations of LC neurons may be more susceptible to oxidative stress (e.g., due to ATP depletion and/or overactivation of Ca2+_ dependent pathways). Indeed it may be that this subpopulation of LC neurons is preferentially destroyed in neurological pathologies such as Parkinson’s disease. If this is the case, there may be a protective role for antioxidant therapies.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:36:25 AEST ]]>