Posts Tagged ‘Vitiligo: Something Wrong With Mitochondria (energy producing “Factories” of a human cell)’

Vitiligo: Something Wrong With Mitochondria (energy producing “Factories” of a human cell) (For Professionals)

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Although still poorly understood, theories to the etiology of vitiligo are emerging. One of them is mitochondrial  dysfunctioning which would lead to oxydative stress and destruction of the melanocytes (pigment cells, unable to renew themselves). More precisely an increased Cyclosporin A-dependent ROS production, associated with a loss of membrane potential (Δψm), and defective Complex I […]

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