Damage to mitochondria is a common mechanism of cell death in inherited neurodegenerative disorders. Therefore, mitochondrial protection and mitochondrial repair are promising strategies to induce retinal neuroprotection. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-α (PGC-1α) and β (PGC-1β) are transcriptional coactivators that are the main regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis. We propose that PGC-1α and PGC-1β could play a role in regulating retina cell survival, and may be important therapeutic targets to prevent retinal degeneration.
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Ash, J. D. (2016). The potential use of PGC-1α and PGC-1β to protect the retina by stimulating mitochondrial repair. In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (Vol. 854, pp. 403–409). Springer Science and Business Media, LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17121-0_53
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