TSPO ligands boost mitochondrial function and pregnenolone synthesis
2019-01 Lejri I, Grimm A, Hallé F, Abarghaz M, Klein C, Maitre M, Schmitt M, Bourguignon JJ, Mensah-Nyagan AG, Bihel F, Eckert A
Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) is located in the mitochondrial outer membrane and plays an important role in steroidogenesis and cell survival. In the central nervous system (CNS), its expression is upregulated in neuropathologies such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).