Mattiasson et al., Nat Med 2003
(Brain Injuries...) :
In cultured cortical neurons, UCP-2 reduced cell death and inhibited caspase-3 activation induced by oxygen and glucose deprivation
Deng et al., PloS one 2012
(Adenocarcinoma...) :
Moreover, over-expression of UCP2 inhibited the release of cytochrome C and reduced the activation of caspase-9