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Borna NN, Kishita Y, Shimura M, Murayama K, Ohtake A, Okazaki Y. Identification of a novel MT-ND3 variant and restoring mitochondrial function by allotopic expression of MT-ND3 gene. Mitochondrion 2024; 76:101858. [PMID: 38437941 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2024.101858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Mitochondrial diseases are caused by nuclear, or mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants and related co-factors. Here, we report a novel m.10197G > C variant in MT-ND3 in a patient, and two other patients with m.10191 T > C. MT-ND3 variants are known to cause Leigh syndrome or mitochondrial complex I deficiency. We performed the functional analyses of the novel m.10197G > C variant that significantly lowered MT-ND3 protein levels, causing complex I assembly and activity deficiency, and reduction of ATP synthesis. We adapted a previously described re-engineering technique of delivering mitochondrial genes into mitochondria through codon optimization for nuclear expression and translation by cytoplasmic ribosomes to rescue defects arising from the MT-ND3 variants. We constructed mitochondrial targeting sequences along with the codon-optimized MT-ND3 and imported them into the mitochondria. To achieve the goal, we imported codon-optimized MT-ND3 into mitochondria in three patients with m.10197G > C and m.10191 T > C missense variants in the MT-ND3. Nuclear expression of the MT-ND3 gene partially restored protein levels, complex I deficiency, and significant improvement of ATP production indicating a functional rescue of the mutant phenotype. The codon-optimized nuclear expression of mitochondrial protein and import inside the mitochondria can supplement the requirements for ATP in energy-deficient mitochondrial disease patients.
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- Nurun Nahar Borna
- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Laboratory of Genome Sciences, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics & Clinical Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, Japan; Center for Intractable Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Laboratory for Comprehensive Genomic Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
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Hosseinpour S, Razmara E, Heidari M, Rezaei Z, Ashrafi MR, Dehnavi AZ, Kameli R, Bereshneh AH, Vahidnezhad H, Azizimalamiri R, Zamani Z, Pak N, Rasulinezhad M, Mohammadi B, Ghabeli H, Ghafouri M, Mohammadi M, Zamani GR, Badv RS, Saket S, Rabbani B, Mahdieh N, Ahani A, Garshasbi M, Tavasoli AR. A comprehensive study of mutation and phenotypic heterogeneity of childhood mitochondrial leukodystrophies. Brain Dev 2024; 46:167-179. [PMID: 38129218 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mitochondrial leukodystrophies (MLs) are mainly caused by impairments of the mitochondrial respiratory chains. This study reports the mutation and phenotypic spectrum of a cohort of 41 pediatric patients from 39 distinct families with MLs among 320 patients with a molecular diagnosis of leukodystrophies. METHODS This study summarizes the clinical, imaging, and molecular data of these patients for five years. RESULTS The three most common symptoms were neurologic regression (58.5%), pyramidal signs (58.5%), and extrapyramidal signs (43.9%). Because nuclear DNA mutations are responsible for a high percentage of pediatric MLs, whole exome sequencing was performed on all patients. In total, 39 homozygous variants were detected. Additionally, two previously reported mtDNA variants were identified with different levels of heteroplasmy in two patients. Among 41 mutant alleles, 33 (80.4%) were missense, 4 (9.8%) were frameshift (including 3 deletions and one duplication), and 4 (9.8%) were splicing mutations. Oxidative phosphorylation in 27 cases (65.8%) and mtDNA maintenance pathways in 8 patients (19.5%) were the most commonly affected mitochondrial pathways. In total, 5 novel variants in PDSS1, NDUFB9, FXBL4, SURF1, and NDUSF1 were also detected. In silico analyses showed how each novel variant may contribute to ML pathogenesis. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study suggest whole-exome sequencing as a strong diagnostic genetic tool to identify the causative variants in pediatric MLs. In comparison between oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and mtDNA maintenance groups, brain stem and periaqueductal gray matter (PAGM) involvement were more commonly seen in OXPHOS group (P value of 0.002 and 0.009, respectively), and thinning of corpus callosum was observed more frequently in mtDNA maintenance group (P value of 0.042).
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- Sareh Hosseinpour
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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- Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Research Center, Dastgheib Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Golestan Medical, Educational, and Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- MD, MPH, Community Medicine Specialist, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Neurology Division, Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Neurology Division, Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Neurology Division, Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Iranian Child Neurology Center of Excellence, Pediatric Neurology Research Center, Research Institute for Children Health, Mofid Children's and Shohada-e Tajrish Hospitals, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Growth and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Growth and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mendel Medical Genetics Laboratory, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jalal-Al Ahmad Hwy, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Myelin Disorders Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Neurology Division, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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Karagianni C, Bazopoulou D. Redox regulation in lifespan determination. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105761. [PMID: 38367668 PMCID: PMC10965828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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One of the major challenges that remain in the fields of aging and lifespan determination concerns the precise roles that reactive oxygen species (ROS) play in these processes. ROS, including superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, are constantly generated as byproducts of aerobic metabolism, as well as in response to endogenous and exogenous cues. While ROS accumulation and oxidative damage were long considered to constitute some of the main causes of age-associated decline, more recent studies reveal a signaling role in the aging process. In fact, accumulation of ROS, in a spatiotemporal manner, can trigger beneficial cellular responses that promote longevity and healthy aging. In this review, we discuss the importance of timing and compartmentalization of external and internal ROS perturbations in organismal lifespan and the role of redox regulated pathways.
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Kumar N, Sethi G. Telomerase and hallmarks of cancer: An intricate interplay governing cancer cell evolution. Cancer Lett 2023; 578:216459. [PMID: 37863351 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Transformed cells must acquire specific characteristics to be malignant. Weinberg and Hanahan characterize these characteristics as cancer hallmarks. Though these features are independently driven, substantial signaling crosstalk in transformed cells efficiently promotes these feature acquisitions. Telomerase is an enzyme complex that maintains telomere length. However, its main component, Telomere reverse transcriptase (TERT), has been found to interact with various signaling molecules like cMYC, NF-kB, BRG1 and cooperate in transcription and metabolic reprogramming, acting as a strong proponent of malignant features such as cell death resistance, sustained proliferation, angiogenesis activation, and metastasis, among others. It allows cells to avoid replicative senescence and achieve endless replicative potential. This review summarizes both the canonical and noncanonical functions of TERT and discusses how they promote cancer hallmarks. Understanding the role of Telomerase in promoting cancer hallmarks provides vital insight into the underlying mechanism of cancer genesis and progression and telomerase intervention as a possible therapeutic target for cancer treatment. More investigation into the precise molecular mechanisms of telomerase-mediated impacts on cancer hallmarks will contribute to developing more focused and customized cancer treatment methods.
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- Naveen Kumar
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology and NUS Centre for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117600, Singapore.
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Chen L, Shuai TK, Gao YW, Li M, Fang PZ, Christian W, Liu LP. Treatment of a patient with severe lactic acidosis and multiple organ failure due to mitochondrial myopathy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:5398-5406. [PMID: 37621593 PMCID: PMC10445063 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i22.5398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial myopathy is a rare genetic disease with maternal inheritance that may involve multiple organ systems. Due to the lack of typical characteristics, its clinical diagnosis is difficult, and it is often misdiagnosed or even missed. CASE SUMMARY The patient was a young college student. When he presented at the hospital, he had severe lactic acidosis, respiratory failure, and shock with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). He was treated by mechanical ventilation, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and other organ support. However, his condition continued to worsen. After a thorough and detailed medical and family history was taken, a mitochondrial crisis was suspected. A muscle biopsy was taken. Further genetic testing confirmed a mitochondrial gene mutation (TRNL1 3243A>G). The final diagnosis of mitochondrial myopathy was made. Although there is no known specific treatment, intravenous methylprednisone and intravenous immunoglobulin were started. The patient's shock eventually improved. The further course was complicated by severe infection in multiple sites, severe muscle weakness, and recurrent MODS. After 2 mo of multidisciplinary management and intensive rehabilitation, the patient could walk with assistance 4 mo after admission and walk independently 6 mo after admission. CONCLUSION More attention should be paid to mitochondrial myopathy to avoid missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.
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- Ling Chen
- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen 44789, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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Chen L, Shuai TK, Gao YW, Li M, Fang PZ, Christian W, Liu LP. Treatment of a patient with severe lactic acidosis and multiple organ failure due to mitochondrial myopathy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:5398-5406. [DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i22.5398 issn 2307-8960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Mitochondrial myopathy is a rare genetic disease with maternal inheritance that may involve multiple organ systems. Due to the lack of typical characteristics, its clinical diagnosis is difficult, and it is often misdiagnosed or even missed.
CASE SUMMARY
The patient was a young college student. When he presented at the hospital, he had severe lactic acidosis, respiratory failure, and shock with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). He was treated by mechanical ventilation, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and other organ support. However, his condition continued to worsen. After a thorough and detailed medical and family history was taken, a mitochondrial crisis was suspected. A muscle biopsy was taken. Further genetic testing confirmed a mitochondrial gene mutation (TRNL1 3243A>G). The final diagnosis of mitochondrial myopathy was made. Although there is no known specific treatment, intravenous methylprednisone and intravenous immunoglobulin were started. The patient’s shock eventually improved. The further course was complicated by severe infection in multiple sites, severe muscle weakness, and recurrent MODS. After 2 mo of multidisciplinary management and intensive rehabilitation, the patient could walk with assistance 4 mo after admission and walk independently 6 mo after admission.
CONCLUSION
More attention should be paid to mitochondrial myopathy to avoid missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.
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Chen L, Shuai TK, Gao YW, Li M, Fang PZ, Christian W, Liu LP. Treatment of a patient with severe lactic acidosis and multiple organ failure due to mitochondrial myopathy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:5392-5400. [DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i22.5392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mitochondrial myopathy is a rare genetic disease with maternal inheritance that may involve multiple organ systems. Due to the lack of typical characteristics, its clinical diagnosis is difficult, and it is often misdiagnosed or even missed.
CASE SUMMARY The patient was a young college student. When he presented at the hospital, he had severe lactic acidosis, respiratory failure, and shock with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). He was treated by mechanical ventilation, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and other organ support. However, his condition continued to worsen. After a thorough and detailed medical and family history was taken, a mitochondrial crisis was suspected. A muscle biopsy was taken. Further genetic testing confirmed a mitochondrial gene mutation (TRNL1 3243A>G). The final diagnosis of mitochondrial myopathy was made. Although there is no known specific treatment, intravenous methylprednisone and intravenous immunoglobulin were started. The patient’s shock eventually improved. The further course was complicated by severe infection in multiple sites, severe muscle weakness, and recurrent MODS. After 2 mo of multidisciplinary management and intensive rehabilitation, the patient could walk with assistance 4 mo after admission and walk independently 6 mo after admission.
CONCLUSION More attention should be paid to mitochondrial myopathy to avoid missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ling Chen
- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen 44789, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
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Draganova-Filipova M, Bojilova V, Zagorchev P. Alzheimer's disease: the hypotheses, known and unknown connections between UV-radiation, mtDNA haplotypes and life span - a review. Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2022; 64:878-883. [PMID: 36876565 DOI: 10.3897/folmed.64.e68268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease with controversial etiology. One theory claims that AD is due to brain aging affecting mainly the functions of mitochondria, therefore, the factors leading to mitochondrial ageing should lead to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Another theory is that different mitochondrial DNA haplogroups can be predisposition for the onset of the condition. Here we focused on the possible connection between AD and UV radiation using the data on the monthly UV index in Europe, its correlation with mortality rate due to AD and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups distribution. If a link between the two theories is proved, it will mean that UV radiation is a risk factor not only for skin cancer but also for a large group of neurodegenerative diseases amongst which is the Alzheimer's disease.
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Warwick AM, Bomze HM, Wang L, Klingeborn M, Hao Y, Stinnett SS, Gospe III SM. Continuous Hypoxia Reduces Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration in a Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:21. [PMID: 36538003 PMCID: PMC9769749 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.13.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To test whether continuous hypoxia is neuroprotective to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a mouse model of mitochondrial optic neuropathy. Methods RGC degeneration was assessed in genetically modified mice in which the floxed gene for the complex I subunit NDUFS4 is deleted from RGCs using Vlgut2-driven Cre recombinase. Beginning at postnatal day 25 (P25), Vglut2-Cre;ndufs4loxP/loxP mice and control littermates were housed under hypoxia (11% oxygen) or kept under normoxia (21% oxygen). Survival of RGC somas and axons was assessed at P60 and P90 via histological analysis of retinal flatmounts and optic nerve cross-sections, respectively. Retinal tissue was also assessed for gliosis and neuroinflammation using western blot and immunofluorescence. Results Consistent with our previous characterization of this model, at least one-third of RGCs had degenerated by P60 in Vglut2-Cre;ndufs4loxP/loxP mice remaining under normoxia. However, continuous hypoxia resulted in complete rescue of RGC somas and axons at this time point, with normal axonal myelination observed on electron microscopy. Though only partial, hypoxia-mediated rescue of complex I-deficient RGC somas and axons remained significant at P90. Hypoxia prevented reactive gliosis at P60, but the retinal accumulation of Iba1+ mononuclear phagocytic cells was not substantially reduced. Conclusions Continuous hypoxia achieved dramatic rescue of early RGC degeneration in mice with severe mitochondrial dysfunction. Although complete rescue was not durable to P90, our observations suggest that investigating the mechanisms underlying hypoxia-mediated neuroprotection of RGCs may identify useful therapeutic strategies for optic neuropathies resulting from less profound mitochondrial impairment, such as Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.
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- Alexander M. Warwick
- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States,Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Tarasenko TA, Koulintchenko MV. Heterogeneity of the Mitochondrial Population in Cells of Plants and Other Organisms. Mol Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893322020157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vidali S, Gerlini R, Thompson K, Urquhart JE, Meisterknecht J, Aguilar‐Pimentel JA, Amarie OV, Becker L, Breen C, Calzada‐Wack J, Chhabra NF, Cho Y, da Silva‐Buttkus P, Feichtinger RG, Gampe K, Garrett L, Hoefig KP, Hölter SM, Jameson E, Klein‐Rodewald T, Leuchtenberger S, Marschall S, Mayer‐Kuckuk P, Miller G, Oestereicher MA, Pfannes K, Rathkolb B, Rozman J, Sanders C, Spielmann N, Stoeger C, Szibor M, Treise I, Walter JH, Wurst W, Mayr JA, Fuchs H, Gärtner U, Wittig I, Taylor RW, Newman WG, Prokisch H, Gailus‐Durner V, Hrabě de Angelis M. Characterising a homozygous two-exon deletion in UQCRH: comparing human and mouse phenotypes. EMBO Mol Med 2021; 13:e14397. [PMID: 34750991 PMCID: PMC8649870 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202114397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial disorders are clinically and genetically diverse, with isolated complex III (CIII) deficiency being relatively rare. Here, we describe two affected cousins, presenting with recurrent episodes of severe lactic acidosis, hyperammonaemia, hypoglycaemia and encephalopathy. Genetic investigations in both cases identified a homozygous deletion of exons 2 and 3 of UQCRH, which encodes a structural complex III (CIII) subunit. We generated a mouse model with the equivalent homozygous Uqcrh deletion (Uqcrh-/- ), which also presented with lactic acidosis and hyperammonaemia, but had a more severe, non-episodic phenotype, resulting in failure to thrive and early death. The biochemical phenotypes observed in patient and Uqcrh-/- mouse tissues were remarkably similar, displaying impaired CIII activity, decreased molecular weight of fully assembled holoenzyme and an increase of an unexpected large supercomplex (SXL ), comprising mostly of one complex I (CI) dimer and one CIII dimer. This phenotypic similarity along with lentiviral rescue experiments in patient fibroblasts verifies the pathogenicity of the shared genetic defect, demonstrating that the Uqcrh-/- mouse is a valuable model for future studies of human CIII deficiency.
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Hikmat O, Isohanni P, Keshavan N, Ferla MP, Fassone E, Abbott MA, Bellusci M, Darin N, Dimmock D, Ghezzi D, Houlden H, Invernizzi F, Kamarus Jaman NB, Kurian MA, Morava E, Naess K, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, Parikh S, Pennisi A, Barcia G, Tylleskär KB, Brackman D, Wortmann SB, Taylor JC, Bindoff LA, Fellman V, Rahman S. Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of BCS1L-related mitochondrial disease. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2021; 8:2155-2165. [PMID: 34662929 PMCID: PMC8607453 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Objective To delineate the full phenotypic spectrum of BCS1L‐related disease, provide better understanding of the genotype–phenotype correlations and identify reliable prognostic disease markers. Methods We performed a retrospective multinational cohort study of previously unpublished patients followed in 15 centres from 10 countries. Patients with confirmed biallelic pathogenic BCS1L variants were considered eligible. Clinical, laboratory, neuroimaging and genetic data were analysed. Patients were stratified into different groups based on the age of disease onset, whether homozygous or compound heterozygous for the c.232A>G (p.Ser78Gly) variant, and those with other pathogenic BCS1L variants. Results Thirty‐three patients were included. We found that growth failure, lactic acidosis, tubulopathy, hepatopathy and early death were more frequent in those with disease onset within the first month of life. In those with onset after 1 month, neurological features including movement disorders and seizures were more frequent. Novel phenotypes, particularly involving movement disorder, were identified in this group. The presence of the c.232A>G (p.Ser78Gly) variant was associated with significantly worse survival and exclusively found in those with disease onset within the first month of life, whilst other pathogenic BCS1L variants were more frequent in those with later symptom onset. Interpretation The phenotypic spectrum of BCS1L‐related disease comprises a continuum of clinical features rather than a set of separate syndromic clinical identities. Age of onset defines BCS1L‐related disease clinically and early presentation is associated with poor prognosis. Genotype correlates with phenotype in the presence of the c.232A>G (p.Ser78Gly) variant.
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- Omar Hikmat
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, 5021, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), University of Bergen, Norway
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Mitochondrial Research Group, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.,Metabolic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mitochondrial Research Group, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate, USA
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- Reference Center for Hereditary Metabolic Disorders - MetabERN, '12 de Octubre' University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Gothenburg, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, 20126, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, 20126, Italy
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- Neurogenetics Group, Developmental Neurosciences, Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Diseases in Children, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Metabolic Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERER-ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain.,European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND), Barcelona, Spain
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- Neuroscience Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Federation of Medical Genetics and Reference Center for Mitochondrial Diseases (CARAMMEL), Necker - Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Federation of Medical Genetics and Reference Center for Mitochondrial Diseases (CARAMMEL), Necker - Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, 5021, Norway
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, 5021, Norway
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- University Children's Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (RCMM), Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), University of Bergen, Norway.,Neuro-SysMed Center of Excellence for Clinical Research in Neurological Diseases, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, 5021, Norway
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Paediatrics, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Research Group, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.,Metabolic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Childers GM, Perry CA, Blachut B, Martin N, Bortner CD, Sieber S, Li JL, Fessler MB, Harry GJ. Assessing the Association of Mitochondrial Function and Inflammasome Activation in Murine Macrophages Exposed to Select Mitotoxic Tri-Organotin Compounds. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2021; 129:47015. [PMID: 33929904 PMCID: PMC8086801 DOI: 10.1289/ehp8314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial function is implicated as a target of environmental toxicants and found in disease or injury models, contributing to acute and chronic inflammation. One mechanism by which mitochondrial damage can propagate inflammation is via activation of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor (NLR) family, pyrin domain-containing receptor (NLRP)3 inflammasome, a protein complex that processes mature interleukin (IL)-1β. IL-1β plays an important role in the innate immune response and dysregulation is associated with autoinflammatory disorders. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate whether mitochondrial toxicants recruit inflammasome activation and IL-1β processing. METHOD Murine macrophages (RAW 264.7) exposed to tri-organotins (triethyltin bromide (TETBr), trimethyltin hydroxide (TMTOH), triphenyltin hydroxide (TPTOH), bis(tributyltin)oxide) [Bis(TBT)Ox] were examined for pro-inflammatory cytokine induction. TMTOH and TETBr were examined in RAW 264.7 and bone marrow-derived macrophages for mitochondrial bioenergetics, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and inflammasome activation via visualization of aggregate formation, caspase-1 flow cytometry, IL-1β enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blots, and microRNA (miRNA) and mRNA arrays. RESULTS TETBr and TMTOH induced inflammasome aggregate formation and IL-1β release in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-primed macrophages. Mitochondrial bioenergetics and mitochondrial ROS were suppressed. Il1a and Il1b induction with LPS or LPS+ATP challenge was diminished. Differential miRNA and mRNA profiles were observed. Lower miR-151-3p targeted cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-mediated and AMP-activated protein kinase signaling pathways; higher miR-6909-5p, miR-7044-5p, and miR-7686-5p targeted Wnt beta-catenin signaling, retinoic acid receptor activation, apoptosis, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, IL-22, IL-12, and IL-10 signaling. Functional enrichment analysis identified apoptosis and cell survival canonical pathways. CONCLUSION Select mitotoxic tri-organotins disrupted murine macrophage transcriptional response to LPS, yet triggered inflammasome activation. The differential response pattern suggested unique functional changes in the inflammatory response that may translate to suppressed host defense or prolong inflammation. We posit a framework to examine immune cell effects of environmental mitotoxic compounds for adverse health outcomes. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP8314.
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- Gabrielle M. Childers
- Molecular Toxicology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Molecular Toxicology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Molecular Toxicology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Molecular Genomics Core Laboratory, NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrative Bioinformatics Support Group, NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory, NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Molecular Toxicology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Falk MJ. The pursuit of precision mitochondrial medicine: Harnessing preclinical cellular and animal models to optimize mitochondrial disease therapeutic discovery. J Inherit Metab Dis 2021; 44:312-324. [PMID: 33006762 PMCID: PMC7994194 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria share extensive evolutionary conservation across nearly all living species. This homology allows robust insights to be gained into pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic targets for the heterogeneous class of primary mitochondrial diseases (PMDs) through the study of diverse in vitro cellular and in vivo animal models. Dramatic advances in genetic technologies, ranging from RNA interference to achieve graded knock-down of gene expression to CRISPR/Cas-based gene editing that yields a stable gene knock-out or targeted mutation knock-in, have enabled the ready establishment of mitochondrial disease models for a plethora of individual nuclear gene disorders. These models are complemented and extended by the use of pharmacologic inhibitor-based stressors to characterize variable degrees, onset, duration, and combinations of acute on chronic mitochondrial dysfunction in individual respiratory chain enzyme complexes or distinct biochemical pathways within mitochondria. Herein is described the rationale for, and progress made in, "therapeutic cross-training," a novel approach meant to improve the validity and rigor of experimental conclusions when testing therapies by studying treatment effects in multiple, evolutionarily-distinct species, including Caenorhabditis elegans (invertebrate, worm), Danio rerio (vertebrate, zebrafish), Mus musculus (mammal, mouse), and/or human patient primary fibroblast cell line models of PMD. The goal of these preclinical studies is to identify lead therapies from candidate molecules or library screens that consistently demonstrate efficacy, with minimal toxicity, in specific subtypes of mitochondrial disease. Conservation of in vitro and in vivo therapeutic effects of lead molecules across species has proven extensive, where molar concentrations found to be toxic or efficacious in one species are often consistent with therapeutic effects at similar doses seen in other mitochondrial disease models. Phenotypic outcome studies in all models are prioritized at the level of survival and function, to reflect the ultimate goal of developing highly potent therapies for human mitochondrial disease. Lead compounds that demonstrate significant benefit on gross phenotypes may be further scrutinized in these same models to decipher their cellular targets, mechanism(s), and detailed biochemical effects. High-throughput, automated technologic advances will be discussed that enable efficient, parallel screening in a diverse array of mitochondrial disease disorders and overarching subclasses of compounds, concentrations, libraries, and combinations. Overall, this therapeutic cross-training approach has proven valuable to identify compounds with optimal potency and safety profiles among major biochemical subtypes or specific genetic etiologies of mitochondrial disease. This approach further supports rational prioritization of lead compounds, target concentrations, and specific disease phenotypes, outcomes, and subgroups to optimally inform the design of clinical trials that test their efficacy in human mitochondrial disease subjects.
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- Marni J. Falk
- Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Corresponding Author: Marni J. Falk, M.D., The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, ARC1002c, 3615 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Office 1-267-426-4961, Fax 1-267-476-2876,
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Tinker RJ, Lim AZ, Stefanetti RJ, McFarland R. Current and Emerging Clinical Treatment in Mitochondrial Disease. Mol Diagn Ther 2021; 25:181-206. [PMID: 33646563 PMCID: PMC7919238 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-020-00510-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Primary mitochondrial disease (PMD) is a group of complex genetic disorders that arise due to pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial genomes. Although PMD is one of the most prevalent inborn errors of metabolism, it often exhibits marked phenotypic variation and can therefore be difficult to recognise. Current treatment for PMD revolves around supportive and preventive approaches, with few disease-specific therapies available. However, over the last decade there has been considerable progress in our understanding of both the genetics and pathophysiology of PMD. This has resulted in the development of a plethora of new pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies at varying stages of development. Many of these therapies are currently undergoing clinical trials. This review summarises the latest emerging therapies that may become mainstream treatment in the coming years. It is distinct from other recent reviews in the field by comprehensively addressing both pharmacological non-pharmacological therapy from both a bench and a bedside perspective. We highlight the current and developing therapeutic landscape in novel pharmacological treatment, dietary supplementation, exercise training, device use, mitochondrial donation, tissue replacement gene therapy, hypoxic therapy and mitochondrial base editing.
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- Rory J Tinker
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
- Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
- Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
- Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
- Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
- NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders for Adults and Children, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Stewart JB. Current progress with mammalian models of mitochondrial DNA disease. J Inherit Metab Dis 2021; 44:325-342. [PMID: 33099782 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondrial disorders make up a large class of heritable diseases that cause a broad array of different human pathologies. They can affect many different organ systems, or display very specific tissue presentation, and can lead to illness either in childhood or later in life. While the over 1200 genes encoded in the nuclear DNA play an important role in human mitochondrial disease, it has been known for over 30 years that mutations of the mitochondria's own small, multicopy DNA chromosome (mtDNA) can lead to heritable human diseases. Unfortunately, animal mtDNA has resisted transgenic and directed genome editing technologies until quite recently. As such, animal models to aid in our understanding of these diseases, and to explore preclinical therapeutic research have been quite rare. This review will discuss the unusual properties of animal mitochondria that have hindered the generation of animal models. It will also discuss the existing mammalian models of human mtDNA disease, describe the methods employed in their generation, and will discuss recent advances in the targeting of DNA-manipulating enzymes to the mitochondria and how these may be employed to generate new models.
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- James Bruce Stewart
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Aly KA, Moutaoufik MT, Phanse S, Zhang Q, Babu M. From fuzziness to precision medicine: on the rapidly evolving proteomics with implications in mitochondrial connectivity to rare human disease. iScience 2021; 24:102030. [PMID: 33521598 PMCID: PMC7820543 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.102030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial (mt) dysfunction is linked to rare diseases (RDs) such as respiratory chain complex (RCC) deficiency, MELAS, and ARSACS. Yet, how altered mt protein networks contribute to these ailments remains understudied. In this perspective article, we identified 21 mt proteins from public repositories that associate with RCC deficiency, MELAS, or ARSACS, engaging in a relatively small number of protein-protein interactions (PPIs), underscoring the need for advanced proteomic and interactomic platforms to uncover the complete scope of mt connectivity to RDs. Accordingly, we discuss innovative untargeted label-free proteomics in identifying RD-specific mt or other macromolecular assemblies and mapping of protein networks in complex tissue, organoid, and stem cell-differentiated neurons. Furthermore, tag- and label-based proteomics, genealogical proteomics, and combinatorial affinity purification-mass spectrometry, along with advancements in detecting and integrating transient PPIs with single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics, collectively offer seminal follow-ups to enrich for RD-relevant networks, with implications in RD precision medicine.
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- Khaled A. Aly
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
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Bottani E, Lamperti C, Prigione A, Tiranti V, Persico N, Brunetti D. Therapeutic Approaches to Treat Mitochondrial Diseases: "One-Size-Fits-All" and "Precision Medicine" Strategies. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E1083. [PMID: 33187380 PMCID: PMC7696526 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12111083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Primary mitochondrial diseases (PMD) refer to a group of severe, often inherited genetic conditions due to mutations in the mitochondrial genome or in the nuclear genes encoding for proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The mutations hamper the last step of aerobic metabolism, affecting the primary source of cellular ATP synthesis. Mitochondrial diseases are characterized by extremely heterogeneous symptoms, ranging from organ-specific to multisystemic dysfunction with different clinical courses. The limited information of the natural history, the limitations of currently available preclinical models, coupled with the large variability of phenotypical presentations of PMD patients, have strongly penalized the development of effective therapies. However, new therapeutic strategies have been emerging, often with promising preclinical and clinical results. Here we review the state of the art on experimental treatments for mitochondrial diseases, presenting "one-size-fits-all" approaches and precision medicine strategies. Finally, we propose novel perspective therapeutic plans, either based on preclinical studies or currently used for other genetic or metabolic diseases that could be transferred to PMD.
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- Emanuela Bottani
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pharmacology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, 20126 Milan, Italy; (C.L.); (V.T.)
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinic Düsseldorf (UKD), Heinrich Heine University (HHU), 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany;
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- Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, 20126 Milan, Italy; (C.L.); (V.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Fetal Medicine and Surgery Service, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, 20126 Milan, Italy; (C.L.); (V.T.)
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20129 Milan, Italy
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Gaikwad AS, Mahmood R, Beerappa R, Karunamoorthy P, Venugopal D. Mitochondrial DNA copy number and cytogenetic damage among fuel filling station attendants. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2020; 61:820-829. [PMID: 32816342 DOI: 10.1002/em.22404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Fuel filling attendants are constantly exposed to the complex mixture of gasoline and all refinery environments are probably carcinogenic for humans. These workers are considered as an unorganized group in India and unaware of the risk. The present study was focused to monitor workplace pollutants (particulate matter size 10 [PM10 μm], total volatile organic compound [VOC], and carbon monoxide [CO]), benzene exposure (phenol), and to evaluate their genotoxicity effect with reference to relative mitochondrial DNA copy number (MtDNAcn), 8-OHdG (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine), and micronuclei (MN) frequency (%) among fuel filling attendants. This study recorded 318 ± 134 and 1,050 ± 260 μg/m3 time-weighted average concentration of PM10 and CO, respectively. However, total VOC levels recorded were below the detectable level (BDL) to 290 ± 50 μg/m3 . A total of 53 subjects (26 exposed and 27 control) participated in this study with similar sociodemographic information. It was noticed that fuel filling attendants were not using proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and are younger generation. The significantly (p = <.001) higher level of phenol, a metabolite of benzene, was detected in the exposed group. The significantly elevated level of urinary 8-OHdG (p = .01), MN frequency (p = .001), and relative MtDNAcn (p = .001) was observed in exposed group as compared to the control group. The study exemplify that workers were exposed to the benzene, workplace pollutant, and observed genotoxicity suggest malignancy risk. This study highlights the importance of biomonitoring in occupational settings to avoid malignancies. The possible engineering controls, frequent health check-ups, awareness about the risks, and PPE use can reduce health hazards.
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- Avinash S Gaikwad
- ICMR-Regional Occupational Health Centre (Southern), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
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Ludwig-Słomczyńska AH, Seweryn MT, Kapusta P, Pitera E, Handelman SK, Mantaj U, Cyganek K, Gutaj P, Dobrucka Ł, Wender-Ożegowska E, Małecki MT, Wołkow PP. Mitochondrial GWAS and association of nuclear - mitochondrial epistasis with BMI in T1DM patients. BMC Med Genomics 2020; 13:97. [PMID: 32635923 PMCID: PMC7341625 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-020-00752-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND BMI is a strong indicator of complications from type I diabetes, especially under intensive treatment. METHODS We have genotyped 435 type 1 diabetics using Illumina Infinium Omni Express Exome-8 v1.4 arrays and performed mitoGWAS on BMI. We identified additive interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear variants in genes associated with mitochondrial functioning MitoCarta2.0 and confirmed and refined the results on external cohorts: the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) and GTEx data. Linear mixed model analysis was performed using the GENESIS package in R/Bioconductor. RESULTS We find a borderline significant association between the mitochondrial variant rs28357980, localized to MT-ND2, and BMI (β = - 0.69, p = 0.056). This BMI association was confirmed on 1889 patients from FHS cohort (β = - 0.312, p = 0.047). Next, we searched for additive interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear variants. MT-ND2 variants interacted with variants in the genes SIRT3, ATP5B, CYCS, TFB2M and POLRMT. TFB2M is a mitochondrial transcription factor and together with TFAM creates a transcription promoter complex for the mitochondrial polymerase POLRMT. We have found an interaction between rs3021088 in MT-ND2 and rs6701836 in TFB2M leading to BMI decrease (inter_pval = 0.0241), while interaction of rs3021088 in MT-ND2 and rs41542013 in POLRMT led to BMI increase (inter_pval = 0.0004). The influence of these interactions on BMI was confirmed in external cohorts. CONCLUSIONS Here, we have shown that variants in the mitochondrial genome as well as additive interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear SNPs influence BMI in T1DM and general cohorts.
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- Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Reproduction, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- Division of Reproduction, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Kraków, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Kraków, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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Mohammed SA, Ambrosini S, Lüscher T, Paneni F, Costantino S. Epigenetic Control of Mitochondrial Function in the Vasculature. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020; 7:28. [PMID: 32195271 PMCID: PMC7064473 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The molecular signatures of epigenetic regulation and chromatin architecture are emerging as pivotal regulators of mitochondrial function. Recent studies unveiled a complex intersection among environmental factors, epigenetic signals, and mitochondrial metabolism, ultimately leading to alterations of vascular phenotype and increased cardiovascular risk. Changing environmental conditions over the lifetime induce covalent and post-translational chemical modification of the chromatin template which sensitize the genome to establish new transcriptional programs and, hence, diverse functional states. On the other hand, metabolic alterations occurring in mitochondria affect the availability of substrates for chromatin-modifying enzymes, thus leading to maladaptive epigenetic signatures altering chromatin accessibility and gene transcription. Indeed, several components of the epigenetic machinery require intermediates of cellular metabolism (ATP, AcCoA, NADH, α-ketoglutarate) for enzymatic function. In the present review, we describe the emerging role of epigenetic modifications as fine tuners of gene transcription in mitochondrial dysfunction and vascular disease. Specifically, the following aspects are described in detail: (i) mitochondria and vascular function, (ii) mitochondrial ROS, (iii) epigenetic regulation of mitochondrial function; (iv) the role of mitochondrial metabolites as key effectors for chromatin-modifying enzymes; (v) epigenetic therapies. Understanding epigenetic routes may pave the way for new approaches to develop personalized therapies to prevent mitochondrial insufficiency and its complications.
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- Shafeeq A Mohammed
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Research, Education and Development, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Trust and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Research and Education, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Hu SY, Zhuang QQ, Qiu Y, Zhu XF, Yan QF. Cell models and drug discovery for mitochondrial diseases. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2019; 20:449-456. [PMID: 31090270 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1900196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Mitochondrion is a semi-autonomous organelle, important for cell energy metabolism, apoptosis, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and Ca2+ homeostasis. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation is one of the primary factors in mitochondrial disorders. Though much progress has been made, there remain many difficulties in constructing cell models for mitochondrial diseases. This seriously restricts studies related to targeted drug discovery and the mechanism and therapy for such diseases. Here we summarize the characteristics of patient-specific immortalized lymphoblastoid cells, fibroblastoid cells, cytoplasmic hybrid (cybrid) cell lines, and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-derived differentiation cells in the study of mitochondrial disorders, as well as offering discussion of roles and advances of these cell models, particularly in the screening of drugs.
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- Shuang-Yi Hu
- Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.,Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.,Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Bykov VN, Grebenyuk AN, Ushakov IB. The Use of Radioprotective Agents to Prevent Effects Associated with Aging. BIOL BULL+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359019120021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Meitzler JL, Konaté MM, Doroshow JH. Hydrogen peroxide-producing NADPH oxidases and the promotion of migratory phenotypes in cancer. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 675:108076. [PMID: 31415727 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.108076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The cellular microenvironment plays a critical role in cancer initiation and progression. Exposure to oxidative stress, specifically hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), has been linked to aberrant cellular signaling through which the development of cancer may be promoted. Three members of the NADPH oxidase family (NOX4, DUOX1 and DUOX2) explicitly generate this non-radical oxidant in a wide range of tissues, often in support of the inflammatory response. This review summarizes the contributions of each H2O2-producing NOX to the invasive behaviors of tumors and/or the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer that plays an essential role in metastasis. Tissue localization in tumorigenesis is also highlighted, with patient-derived TCGA microarray data profiled across 31 cancer cohorts to provide a comprehensive guide to the relevance of NOX4/DUOX1/DUOX2 in cancer studies.
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- Jennifer L Meitzler
- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA; Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Mehta AR, Walters R, Waldron FM, Pal S, Selvaraj BT, Macleod MR, Hardingham GE, Chandran S, Gregory JM. Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain Commun 2019; 1:fcz009. [PMID: 32133457 PMCID: PMC7056361 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcz009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Interventions targeting mitochondrial dysfunction have the potential to extend survival in preclinical models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy of targeting mitochondria as a potential therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Preclinical studies written in the English language were identified with no restrictions on publication date from PubMed, Medline and EMBASE databases. All studies adopting interventions targeting mitochondria to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in genetic or drug-induced organism models were considered for inclusion. A total of 76 studies were included in the analysis. Survival data were extracted, and the meta-analysis was completed in RevMan 5 software. We show that targeting mitochondrial dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis results in a statistically significant improvement in survival (Z = 5.31; P<0.00001). The timing of administration of the intervention appears to affect the improvement in survival, with the greatest benefit occurring for interventions given prior to disease onset. Interventions at other time points were not significant, although this is likely to be secondary to a lack of publications examining these timepoints. The quality score had no impact on efficacy, and publication bias revealed an overestimation of the effect size, owing to one outlier study; excluding this led to the recalculated effect size changing from 5.31 to 3.31 (P<0.00001). The extant preclinical literature indicates that targeting mitochondrial dysfunction may prolong survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, particularly if the intervention is administered early. A limitation of current research is a significant bias towards models based on superoxide dismutase 1, with uncertainty about generalisability to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with an underlying TAR DNA binding protein 43 proteinopathy. However, further mechanistic research is clearly warranted in this field.
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- Arpan R Mehta
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Centre for Immunity Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Brain Development and Repair, inStem, Bangalore, India
- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- The Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- MRC Edinburgh Brain Bank, Academic Department of Neuropathology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Ernst P, Xu N, Qu J, Chen H, Goldberg MS, Darley-Usmar V, Zhang JJ, O'Rourke B, Liu X, Zhou L. Precisely Control Mitochondria with Light to Manipulate Cell Fate Decision. Biophys J 2019; 117:631-645. [PMID: 31400914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in many pathological conditions and diseases. The normal functioning of mitochondria relies on maintaining the inner mitochondrial membrane potential (also known as ΔΨm) that is essential for ATP synthesis, Ca2+ homeostasis, redox balance, and regulation of other key signaling pathways such as mitophagy and apoptosis. However, the detailed mechanisms by which ΔΨm regulates cellular function remain incompletely understood, partially because of the difficulty of manipulating ΔΨm with spatiotemporal resolution, reversibility, or cell type specificity. To address this need, we have developed a next generation optogenetic-based technique for controllable mitochondrial depolarization with light. We demonstrate successful targeting of the heterologous channelrhodopsin-2 fusion protein to the inner mitochondrial membrane and formation of functional cationic channels capable of light-induced selective ΔΨm depolarization and mitochondrial autophagy. Importantly, we for the first time, to our knowledge, show that optogenetic-mediated mitochondrial depolarization can be well controlled to differentially influence the fate of cells expressing mitochondrial channelrhodopsin-2; whereas sustained moderate light illumination induces substantial apoptotic cell death, transient mild light illumination elicits cytoprotection via mitochondrial preconditioning. Finally, we show that Parkin overexpression exacerbates, instead of ameliorating, mitochondrial depolarization-mediated cell death in HeLa cells. In summary, we provide evidence that the described mitochondrial-targeted optogenetics may have a broad application for studying the role of mitochondria in regulating cell function and fate decision.
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- Patrick Ernst
- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
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Yardeni T, Tanes CE, Bittinger K, Mattei LM, Schaefer PM, Singh LN, Wu GD, Murdock DG, Wallace DC. Host mitochondria influence gut microbiome diversity: A role for ROS. Sci Signal 2019; 12:12/588/eaaw3159. [PMID: 31266851 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaw3159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Changes in the gut microbiota and the mitochondrial genome are both linked with the development of disease. To investigate why, we examined the gut microbiota of mice harboring various mutations in genes that alter mitochondrial function. These studies revealed that mitochondrial genetic variations altered the composition of the gut microbiota community. In cross-fostering studies, we found that although the initial microbiota community of newborn mice was that obtained from the nursing mother, the microbiota community progressed toward that characteristic of the microbiome of unfostered pups of the same genotype within 2 months. Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA variants associated with altered gut microbiota suggested that microbiome species diversity correlated with host reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. To determine whether the abundance of ROS could alter the gut microbiota, mice were aged, treated with N-acetylcysteine, or engineered to express the ROS scavenger catalase specifically within the mitochondria. All three conditions altered the microbiota from that initially established. Thus, these data suggest that the mitochondrial genotype modulates both ROS production and the species diversity of the gut microbiome, implying that the connection between the gut microbiome and common disease phenotypes might be due to underlying changes in mitochondrial function.
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- Tal Yardeni
- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Lin SY, Hsu WH, Lin CL, Lin CC, Lin JM, Chang YL, Hsu CY, Kao CH. Evidence for an Association between Macular Degeneration and Thyroid Cancer in the Aged Population. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15050902. [PMID: 29751509 PMCID: PMC5981941 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Direct evidence of whether thyroid cancer patients have a higher risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has yet to be investigated. Patients older than 50 years-old and newly diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 2000 and 2008 were identified from the national health insurance research database (NHIRD). We applied time-varying Cox proportional hazard models to assess the association between thyroid cancer and AMD. The multivariable models included conventional cardiovascular risk factors, myopia, vitreous floaters, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and treatment modality of thyroid cancer. The analysis process was stratified by age, gender, and comorbidity. In this study, 5253 patients were included in a thyroid cancer cohort (men 24.5%; median age 59.1 years (53.7–67.4 years), and 21,012 matched controls were included in a non-thyroid cancer cohort. The AMD incidence was 40.7 per 10,000 person/year in the thyroid cancer cohort. The thyroid cancer cohort had a higher risk (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 1.38, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.09–1.75) of AMD than the non-thyroid cohort. Thyroid cancer patients had a higher risk of AMD, especially the male patients (aHR = 1.92, 95% CI = 1.38–3.14) and the patients with comorbidities (aHR = 1.38, 95% CI = 1.09–1.74). In conclusion, thyroid cancer patients older than 50 years-old have increased risk of AMD.
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- Shih-Yi Lin
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
- Department of Chest Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
- Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
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Predicting mitochondrial localization of proteins remains challenging for two main reasons: (1) Not only one but several mitochondrial localization signals exist, which primarily dictate the final destination of a protein in this organelle. However, most localization prediction algorithms rely on the presence of a so-called presequence (or N-terminal mitochondrial targeting peptide, mTP), which occurs in only ~70% of mitochondrial proteins. (2) The presequence is highly divergent on sequence level and therefore difficult to identify on the computer.In this chapter, we review a number of protein localization prediction programs and propose a strategy to predict mitochondrial localization. Finally, we give some helpful suggestions for bench scientists when working with mitochondrial protein candidates in silico.
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Mitochondrial Dysfunctions Contribute to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Patient iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes with MT-RNR2 Mutation. Stem Cell Reports 2018; 10:808-821. [PMID: 29456182 PMCID: PMC5918198 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young individuals. A potential role of mtDNA mutations in HCM is known. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms linking mtDNA mutations to HCM remain poorly understood due to lack of cell and animal models. Here, we generated induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (HCM-iPSC-CMs) from human patients in a maternally inherited HCM family who carry the m.2336T>C mutation in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene (MT-RNR2). The results showed that the m.2336T>C mutation resulted in mitochondrial dysfunctions and ultrastructure defects by decreasing the stability of 16S rRNA, which led to reduced levels of mitochondrial proteins. The ATP/ADP ratio and mitochondrial membrane potential were also reduced, thereby elevating the intracellular Ca2+ concentration, which was associated with numerous HCM-specific electrophysiological abnormalities. Our findings therefore provide an innovative insight into the pathogenesis of maternally inherited HCM. Generation of HCM-specific iPSC-CMs carrying the m.2336T>C mutation in MT-RNR2 m.2336T>C mutation results in mitochondrial dysfunctions Mitochondrial dysfunctions lead to increased [Ca2+]i and decreased ICaL Abnormal Ca2+ homeostasis is associated with HCM-specific abnormalities
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Update on mitochondria and muscle aging: all wrong roads lead to sarcopenia. Biol Chem 2018; 399:421-436. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2017-0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sarcopenia is a well-known geriatric syndrome that has been endorsed over the years as a biomarker allowing for the discrimination, at a clinical level, of biological from chronological age. Multiple candidate mechanisms have been linked to muscle degeneration during sarcopenia. Among them, there is wide consensus on the central role played by the loss of mitochondrial integrity in myocytes, secondary to dysfunctional quality control mechanisms. Indeed, mitochondria establish direct or indirect contacts with other cellular components (e.g. endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, lysosomes/vacuoles) as well as the extracellular environment through the release of several biomolecules. The functional implications of these interactions in the context of muscle physiology and sarcopenia are not yet fully appreciated and represent a promising area of investigation. Here, we present an overview of recent findings concerning the interrelation between mitochondrial quality control processes, inflammation and the metabolic regulation of muscle mass in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia highlighting those pathways that may be exploited for developing preventive and therapeutic interventions against muscle aging.
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Tourmente M, Hirose M, Ibrahim S, Dowling DK, Tompkins DM, Roldan ERS, Gemmell NJ. mtDNA polymorphism and metabolic inhibition affect sperm performance in conplastic mice. Reproduction 2017; 154:341-354. [PMID: 28676531 DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Whereas a broad link exists between nucleotide substitutions in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and a range of metabolic pathologies, exploration of the effect of specific mtDNA genotypes is on-going. Mitochondrial DNA mutations are of particular relevance for reproductive traits, since they are expected to have profound effects on male specific processes as a result of the strict maternal inheritance of mtDNA. Sperm motility is crucially dependent on ATP in most systems studied. However, the importance of mitochondrial function in the production of the ATP necessary for sperm function remains uncertain. In this study, we test the effect of mtDNA polymorphisms upon mouse sperm performance and bioenergetics by using five conplastic inbred strains that share the same nuclear background while differing in their mitochondrial genomes. We found that, while genetic polymorphisms across distinct mtDNA haplotypes are associated with modification in sperm progressive velocity, this effect is not related to ATP production. Furthermore, there is no association between the number of mtDNA polymorphisms and either (a) the magnitude of sperm performance decrease, or (b) performance response to specific inhibition of the main sperm metabolic pathways. The observed variability between strains may be explained in terms of additive effects of single nucleotide substitutions on mtDNA coding sequences, which have been stabilized through genetic drift in the different laboratory strains. Alternatively, the decreased sperm performance might have arisen from the disruption of the nuclear DNA/mtDNA interactions that have coevolved during the radiation of Mus musculus subspecies.
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- Maximiliano Tourmente
- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary BiologyMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental DermatologyUniversity of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental DermatologyUniversity of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- School of Biological SciencesMonash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary BiologyMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of AnatomyUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Mitochondrial health, the epigenome and healthspan. Clin Sci (Lond) 2017; 130:1285-305. [PMID: 27358026 DOI: 10.1042/cs20160002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Food nutrients and metabolic supply-demand dynamics constitute environmental factors that interact with our genome influencing health and disease states. These gene-environment interactions converge at the metabolic-epigenome-genome axis to regulate gene expression and phenotypic outcomes. Mounting evidence indicates that nutrients and lifestyle strongly influence genome-metabolic functional interactions determining disease via altered epigenetic regulation. The mitochondrial network is a central player of the metabolic-epigenome-genome axis, regulating the level of key metabolites [NAD(+), AcCoA (acetyl CoA), ATP] acting as substrates/cofactors for acetyl transferases, kinases (e.g. protein kinase A) and deacetylases (e.g. sirtuins, SIRTs). The chromatin, an assembly of DNA and nucleoproteins, regulates the transcriptional process, acting at the epigenomic interface between metabolism and the genome. Within this framework, we review existing evidence showing that preservation of mitochondrial network function is directly involved in decreasing the rate of damage accumulation thus slowing aging and improving healthspan.
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Ballista-Hernández J, Martínez-Ferrer M, Vélez R, Climent C, Sánchez-Vázquez MM, Torres C, Rodríguez-Muñoz A, Ayala-Peña S, Torres-Ramos CA. Mitochondrial DNA Integrity Is Maintained by APE1 in Carcinogen-Induced Colorectal Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2017; 15:831-841. [PMID: 28360037 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-16-0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) integrity have been reported in many cancers; however, the contribution of mtDNA integrity to tumorigenesis is not well understood. We used a transgenic mouse model that is haploinsufficient for the apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (Apex1+/-) gene, which encodes the base excision repair (BER) enzyme APE1, to determine its role in protecting mtDNA from the effects of azoxymethane (AOM), a carcinogen used to induce colorectal cancer. Repair kinetics of AOM-induced mtDNA damage was evaluated using qPCR after a single AOM dose and a significant induction in mtDNA lesions in colonic crypts from both wild-type (WT) and Apex1+/-animals were observed. However, Apex1+/- mice had slower repair kinetics in addition to decreased mtDNA abundance. Tumors were also induced using multiple AOM doses, and both WT and Apex1+/-animals exhibited significant loss in mtDNA abundance. Surprisingly, no major differences in mtDNA lesions were observed in tumors from WT and Apex1+/- animals, whereas a significant increase in nuclear DNA lesions was detected in tumors from Apex1+/- mice. Finally, tumors from Apex1+/- mice displayed an increased proliferative index and histologic abnormalities. Taken together, these results demonstrate that APE1 is important for preventing changes in mtDNA integrity during AOM-induced colorectal cancer.Implications: AOM, a colorectal cancer carcinogen, generates damage to the mitochondrial genome, and the BER enzyme APE1 is required to maintain its integrity. Mol Cancer Res; 15(7); 831-41. ©2017 AACR.
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- Joan Ballista-Hernández
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Leveraging increased cytoplasmic nucleoside kinase activity to target mtDNA and oxidative phosphorylation in AML. Blood 2017; 129:2657-2666. [PMID: 28283480 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-10-741207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) biosynthesis requires replication factors and adequate nucleotide pools from the mitochondria and cytoplasm. We performed gene expression profiling analysis of 542 human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) samples and identified 55% with upregulated mtDNA biosynthesis pathway expression compared with normal hematopoietic cells. Genes that support mitochondrial nucleotide pools, including mitochondrial nucleotide transporters and a subset of cytoplasmic nucleoside kinases, were also increased in AML compared with normal hematopoietic samples. Knockdown of cytoplasmic nucleoside kinases reduced mtDNA levels in AML cells, demonstrating their contribution in maintaining mtDNA. To assess cytoplasmic nucleoside kinase pathway activity, we used a nucleoside analog 2'3'-dideoxycytidine (ddC), which is phosphorylated to the activated antimetabolite, 2'3'-dideoxycytidine triphosphate by cytoplasmic nucleoside kinases. ddC is a selective inhibitor of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ. ddC was preferentially activated in AML cells compared with normal hematopoietic progenitor cells. ddC treatment inhibited mtDNA replication, oxidative phosphorylation, and induced cytotoxicity in a panel of AML cell lines. Furthermore, ddC preferentially inhibited mtDNA replication in a subset of primary human leukemia cells and selectively targeted leukemia cells while sparing normal progenitor cells. In animal models of human AML, treatment with ddC decreased mtDNA, electron transport chain proteins, and induced tumor regression without toxicity. ddC also targeted leukemic stem cells in secondary AML xenotransplantation assays. Thus, AML cells have increased cytidine nucleoside kinase activity that regulates mtDNA biogenesis and can be leveraged to selectively target oxidative phosphorylation in AML.
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Tsuyama T, Tsubouchi A, Usui T, Imamura H, Uemura T. Mitochondrial dysfunction induces dendritic loss via eIF2α phosphorylation. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:815-834. [PMID: 28209644 PMCID: PMC5346966 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201604065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with neuropathological events, but how it mediates loss of specific neuronal subtypes is unclear. Tsuyama et al. show that mitochondrial dysfunction triggers selective dendritic loss in class IV arborization neurons in a manner dependent on eIF2α phosphorylation and translation inhibition. Mitochondria are key contributors to the etiology of diseases associated with neuromuscular defects or neurodegeneration. How changes in cellular metabolism specifically impact neuronal intracellular processes and cause neuropathological events is still unclear. We here dissect the molecular mechanism by which mitochondrial dysfunction induced by Prel aberrant function mediates selective dendritic loss in Drosophila melanogaster class IV dendritic arborization neurons. Using in vivo ATP imaging, we found that neuronal cellular ATP levels during development are not correlated with the progression of dendritic loss. We searched for mitochondrial stress signaling pathways that induce dendritic loss and found that mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with increased eIF2α phosphorylation, which is sufficient to induce dendritic pathology in class IV arborization neurons. We also observed that eIF2α phosphorylation mediates dendritic loss when mitochondrial dysfunction results from other genetic perturbations. Furthermore, mitochondrial dysfunction induces translation repression in class IV neurons in an eIF2α phosphorylation-dependent manner, suggesting that differential translation attenuation among neuron subtypes is a determinant of preferential vulnerability.
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- Taiichi Tsuyama
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Indo HP, Majima HJ, Terada M, Suenaga S, Tomita K, Yamada S, Higashibata A, Ishioka N, Kanekura T, Nonaka I, Hawkins CL, Davies MJ, Clair DKS, Mukai C. Changes in mitochondrial homeostasis and redox status in astronauts following long stays in space. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39015. [PMID: 27982062 PMCID: PMC5159838 DOI: 10.1038/srep39015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The effects of long-term exposure to extreme space conditions on astronauts were investigated by analyzing hair samples from ten astronauts who had spent six months on the International Space Station (ISS). Two samples were collected before, during and after their stays in the ISS; hereafter, referred to as Preflight, Inflight and Postflight, respectively. The ratios of mitochondrial (mt) to nuclear (n) DNA and mtRNA to nRNA were analyzed via quantitative PCR. The combined data of Preflight, Inflight and Postflight show a significant reduction in the mtDNA/nDNA in Inflight, and significant reductions in the mtRNA/nRNA ratios in both the Inflight and Postflight samples. The mtRNA/mtDNA ratios were relatively constant, except in the Postflight samples. Using the same samples, the expression of redox and signal transduction related genes, MnSOD, CuZnSOD, Nrf2, Keap1, GPx4 and Catalase was also examined. The results of the combined data from Preflight, Inflight and Postflight show a significant decrease in the expression of all of the redox-related genes in the samples collected Postflight, with the exception of Catalase, which show no change. This decreased expression may contribute to increased oxidative stress Inflight resulting in the mitochondrial damage that is apparent Postflight.
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- Hiroko P Indo
- Department of Oncology and Space Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Oncology and Space Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Divison of Aerospace Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan.,Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Space Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Oncology and Space Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
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- Department of Oncology and Space Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan.,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
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- Department of Oncology and Space Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan.,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan.,Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan.,Department of Space and Astronautical Science, School of Physical Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- National Center Hospital for Mental Nervous and Muscular Disorders, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- The Heart Research Institute, 7 Eliza Street, Newtown, Sydney, 7 Eliza Street, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark
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- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan.,Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0825, Japan
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Karlsson M, Ehinger JK, Piel S, Sjövall F, Henriksnäs J, Höglund U, Hansson MJ, Elmér E. Changes in energy metabolism due to acute rotenone-induced mitochondrial complex I dysfunction – An in vivo large animal model. Mitochondrion 2016; 31:56-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Rusu MC, Mănoiu VS, Vrapciu AD, Hostiuc S, Mirancea N. Altered Mitochondrial Anatomy of Trigeminal Ganglia Neurons in Diabetes. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2016; 299:1561-1570. [PMID: 27615558 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Neurons from sensory ganglia are exposed to oxidative attack in diabetes. Altered mitochondrial morphologies are due to impaired dynamics (fusion, fission) and to cristae remodeling. This study aimed to evaluate using transmission electron microscopy mitochondrial changes in diabetic trigeminal ganglia suggestive for ignition of apoptosis, in absence of "classical" morphological signs of apoptosis. We used samples of trigeminal ganglia (from six type 2 diabetes human donors and five streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats). In human diabetic samples we found three main distributions of mitochondria: (a) small "dark" normal mitochondria, seemingly resulted from fission processes; (b) small "dark" damaged mitochondria, with side-vesiculations (single- and double-coated), large matrix vesicles and cytosolic leakage of reactive species, mixed with larger "light" mitochondria, swollen, and with crystolysis; (c) prevailing "light" mitochondria. In STZ-treated rats a type (c) distribution prevailed, except for nociceptive neurons where we found a different distribution: large and giant mitochondria, suggestive for impaired mitochondrial fission, mitochondrial fenestrations, matrix vesicles interconnected by lamellar cristae, and mitochondrial leakage into the cytosol. Thus, the ultrastructural pattern of mitochondria damage in diabetic samples of sensory neurons may provide clues on the initiation of intrinsic apoptosis, even if the classical morphological signs of apoptosis are not present. Further studies, combining use of biochemical and ultrastructural techniques, may allow a better quantification of the degree in which mitochondrial damage, with membrane alterations and cytosolic leaks, may be used as morphological signs suggesting the point-of-no return for apoptosis. Anat Rec, 299:1561-1570, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- M C Rusu
- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; "Mina Minovici" National Institute of Legal Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Biology of Bucharest, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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Kim DI, Lee KH, Oh JY, Kim JS, Han HJ. Relationship Between β-Amyloid and Mitochondrial Dynamics. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2016; 37:955-968. [PMID: 27766447 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-016-0434-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Mitochondria as dynamic organelles undergo morphological changes through the processes of fission and fusion which are major factors regulating their functions. A disruption in the balance of mitochondrial dynamics induces functional disorders in mitochondria such as failed energy production and the generation of reactive oxygen species, which are closely related to pathophysiological changes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent studies have demonstrated a relationship between abnormalities in mitochondrial dynamics and impaired mitochondrial function, clarifying the effects of morphofunctional aberrations which promote neuronal cell death in AD. Several possible signaling pathways have been suggested for a better understanding of the mechanism behind the key molecules regulating mitochondrial morphologies. However, the exact machinery involved in mitochondrial dynamics still has yet to be elucidated. This paper reviews the current knowledge on signaling mechanisms involved in mitochondrial dynamics and the significance of mitochondrial dynamics in controlling associated functions in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in AD.
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- Dah Ihm Kim
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea. .,BK21 PLUS Creative Veterinary Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
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Simoncini C, Chico L, Concolino D, Sestito S, Fancellu L, Boadu W, Sechi GP, Feliciani C, Gnarra M, Zampetti A, Salviati A, Scarpelli M, Orsucci D, Bonuccelli U, Siciliano G, Mancuso M. Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups may influence Fabry disease phenotype. Neurosci Lett 2016; 629:58-61. [PMID: 27365132 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.06.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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While the genetic origin of Fabry disease (FD) is well known, it is still unclear why the disease presents a wide heterogeneity of clinical presentation and progression, even within the same family. Emerging observations reveal that mitochondrial impairment and oxidative stress may be implicated in the pathogenesis of FD. To investigate if specific genetic polymorphisms within the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) could act as susceptibility factors and contribute to the clinical expression of FD, we have genotyped European mtDNA haplogroups in 77 Italian FD patients and 151 healthy controls. Haplogroups H and I, and haplogroup cluster HV were significantly more frequent in patients than controls. However, no correlation with gender, age of onset, organ involvement was observed. Our study seems to provide some evidence of a contribution of mitochondrial variation in FD pathogenesis, at least in Italy.
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- C Simoncini
- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Parma Medical School, Parma, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Parma Medical School, Parma, Italy
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- Rare diseases and Periodic fevers Research Center, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Accurate quantification of mouse mitochondrial DNA without co-amplification of nuclear mitochondrial insertion sequences. Mitochondrion 2016; 29:59-64. [PMID: 27181048 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondria contain an extra-nuclear genome in the form of mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA), damage to which can lead to inflammation and bioenergetic deficit. Changes in MtDNA levels are increasingly used as a biomarker of mitochondrial dysfunction. We previously reported that in humans, fragments in the nuclear genome known as nuclear mitochondrial insertion sequences (NumtS) affect accurate quantification of MtDNA. In the current paper our aim was to determine whether mouse NumtS affect the quantification of MtDNA and to establish a method designed to avoid this. METHODS The existence of NumtS in the mouse genome was confirmed using blast N, unique MtDNA regions were identified using FASTA, and MtDNA primers which do not co-amplify NumtS were designed and tested. MtDNA copy numbers were determined in a range of mouse tissues as the ratio of the mitochondrial and nuclear genome using real time qPCR and absolute quantification. RESULTS Approximately 95% of mouse MtDNA was duplicated in the nuclear genome as NumtS which were located in 15 out of 21 chromosomes. A unique region was identified and primers flanking this region were used. MtDNA levels differed significantly in mouse tissues being the highest in the heart, with levels in descending order (highest to lowest) in kidney, liver, blood, brain, islets and lung. CONCLUSION The presence of NumtS in the nuclear genome of mouse could lead to erroneous data when studying MtDNA content or mutation. The unique primers described here will allow accurate quantification of MtDNA content in mouse models without co-amplification of NumtS.
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Digital PCR methods improve detection sensitivity and measurement precision of low abundance mtDNA deletions. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25186. [PMID: 27122135 PMCID: PMC4848546 DOI: 10.1038/srep25186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are a common cause of primary mitochondrial disorders, and have also been implicated in a broad collection of conditions, including aging, neurodegeneration, and cancer. Prevalent among these pathogenic variants are mtDNA deletions, which show a strong bias for the loss of sequence in the major arc between, but not including, the heavy and light strand origins of replication. Because individual mtDNA deletions can accumulate focally, occur with multiple mixed breakpoints, and in the presence of normal mtDNA sequences, methods that detect broad-spectrum mutations with enhanced sensitivity and limited costs have both research and clinical applications. In this study, we evaluated semi-quantitative and digital PCR-based methods of mtDNA deletion detection using double-stranded reference templates or biological samples. Our aim was to describe key experimental assay parameters that will enable the analysis of low levels or small differences in mtDNA deletion load during disease progression, with limited false-positive detection. We determined that the digital PCR method significantly improved mtDNA deletion detection sensitivity through absolute quantitation, improved precision and reduced assay standard error.
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Navein AE, Cooke EJ, Davies JR, Smith TG, Wells LHM, Ohazama A, Healy C, Sharpe PT, Evans SL, Evans BAJ, Votruba M, Wells T. Disrupted mitochondrial function in the Opa3L122P mouse model for Costeff Syndrome impairs skeletal integrity. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:2404-2416. [PMID: 27106103 PMCID: PMC5181626 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction connects metabolic disturbance with numerous pathologies, but the significance of mitochondrial activity in bone remains unclear. We have, therefore, characterized the skeletal phenotype in the Opa3L122P mouse model for Costeff syndrome, in which a missense mutation of the mitochondrial membrane protein, Opa3, impairs mitochondrial activity resulting in visual and metabolic dysfunction. Although widely expressed in the developing normal mouse head, Opa3 expression was restricted after E14.5 to the retina, brain, teeth and mandibular bone. Opa3 was also expressed in adult tibiae, including at the trabecular surfaces and in cortical osteocytes, epiphyseal chondrocytes, marrow adipocytes and mesenchymal stem cell rosettes. Opa3L122P mice displayed craniofacial abnormalities, including undergrowth of the lower mandible, accompanied in some individuals by cranial asymmetry and incisor malocclusion. Opa3L122P mice showed an 8-fold elevation in tibial marrow adiposity, due largely to increased adipogenesis. In addition, femoral length and cortical diameter and wall thickness were reduced, the weakening of the calcified tissue and the geometric component of strength reducing overall cortical strength in Opa3L122P mice by 65%. In lumbar vertebrae reduced vertebral body area and wall thickness were accompanied by a proportionate reduction in marrow adiposity. Although the total biomechanical strength of lumbar vertebrae was reduced by 35%, the strength of the calcified tissue (σmax) was proportionate to a 38% increase in trabecular number. Thus, mitochondrial function is important for the development and maintenance of skeletal integrity, impaired bone growth and strength, particularly in limb bones, representing a significant new feature of the Costeff syndrome phenotype.
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- Alice E Navein
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4LU, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4LU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK.,Caerleon Comprehensive School, Caerleon, Newport NP18 1NF, UK
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- Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK
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- Institute of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4LU, UK.,Cardiff Eye Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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Ferlazzo N, Visalli G, Cirmi S, Lombardo GE, Laganà P, Di Pietro A, Navarra M. Natural iron chelators: Protective role in A549 cells of flavonoids-rich extracts of Citrus juices in Fe(3+)-induced oxidative stress. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2016; 43:248-256. [PMID: 27037654 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Exogenous iron in particulate matter and imbalanced iron homeostasis cause deleterious effects on health. Natural and synthetic iron chelators may be of therapeutic benefit, therefore we evaluated the protective effect of Citrus flavonoids-rich extracts from bergamot and orange juices in iron overloaded human lung epithelial cells. Cytofluorimetric, biochemical and genotoxic analyses were performed in Fe2(SO4)3 exposed A549, pretreated with each extract whose chemical composition was previously detected. Chelating activity was assessed in cells by a calcein ester. Both extracts reduced the generation of reactive oxygen species and membrane lipid peroxidation, improved mitochondrial functionality, and prevented DNA-oxidative damage in iron-exposed cells. Antioxidant effects were attributed to the chelating property, blocking upstream the redox activity of iron. Flavonoid-rich extracts also induced antioxidant catalase. The bergamot and orange juice extracts had a broad-spectrum protective effect. Their use prevents iron oxidative injury and these natural iron chelators could be used as therapeutic agents.
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- Nadia Ferlazzo
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, I-98168 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Via C. Valeria, I-98100 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, I-98168 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, I-98168 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Via C. Valeria, I-98100 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Via C. Valeria, I-98100 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, I-98168 Messina, Italy.
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Ishii T, Yasuda K, Miyazawa M, Mitsushita J, Johnson TE, Hartman PS, Ishii N. Infertility and recurrent miscarriage with complex II deficiency-dependent mitochondrial oxidative stress in animal models. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 155:22-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wang Y, Hekimi S. Mitochondrial dysfunction and longevity in animals: Untangling the knot. Science 2016; 350:1204-7. [PMID: 26785479 DOI: 10.1126/science.aac4357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mitochondria generate adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and are a source of potentially toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). It has been suggested that the gradual mitochondrial dysfunction that is observed to accompany aging could in fact be causal to the aging process. Here we review findings that suggest that age-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction is not sufficient to limit life span. Furthermore, mitochondrial ROS are not always deleterious and can even stimulate pro-longevity pathways. Thus, mitochondrial dysfunction plays a complex role in regulating longevity.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada.
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Johnson J, Lee W, Frazier AE, Vaghjiani V, Laskowski A, Rodriguez AL, Cagnone GL, McKenzie M, White SJ, Nisbet DR, Thorburn DR, St. John JC. Deletion of the Complex I Subunit NDUFS4 Adversely Modulates Cellular Differentiation. Stem Cells Dev 2016; 25:239-50. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2015.0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Jacqueline Johnson
- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Research School of Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Gineste C, Hernandez A, Ivarsson N, Cheng AJ, Naess K, Wibom R, Lesko N, Bruhn H, Wedell A, Freyer C, Zhang SJ, Carlström M, Lanner JT, Andersson DC, Bruton JD, Wredenberg A, Westerblad H. Cyclophilin D, a target for counteracting skeletal muscle dysfunction in mitochondrial myopathy. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:6580-7. [PMID: 26374844 PMCID: PMC4634369 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Muscle weakness and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms in mitochondrial disorders. Little is known about the mechanisms leading to impaired skeletal muscle function and ultimately muscle weakness in these patients. In a mouse model of lethal mitochondrial myopathy, the muscle-specific Tfam knock-out (KO) mouse, we previously demonstrated an excessive mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in isolated muscle fibers that could be inhibited by the cyclophilin D (CypD) inhibitor, cyclosporine A (CsA). Here we show that the Tfam KO mice have increased CypD levels, and we demonstrate that this increase is a common feature in patients with mitochondrial myopathy. We tested the effect of CsA treatment on Tfam KO mice during the transition from a mild to terminal myopathy. CsA treatment counteracted the development of muscle weakness and improved muscle fiber Ca(2+) handling. Importantly, CsA treatment prolonged the lifespan of these muscle-specific Tfam KO mice. These results demonstrate that CsA treatment is an efficient therapeutic strategy to slow the development of severe mitochondrial myopathy.
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- Center for Inherited Metabolic Disease (CMMS), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Inherited Metabolic Disease (CMMS), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Inherited Metabolic Disease (CMMS), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Center for Inherited Metabolic Disease (CMMS), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Inherited Metabolic Disease (CMMS), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Inherited Metabolic Disease (CMMS), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jodeiri Farshbaf M, Ghaedi K, Megraw TL, Curtiss J, Shirani Faradonbeh M, Vaziri P, Nasr-Esfahani MH. Does PGC1α/FNDC5/BDNF Elicit the Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Neurodegenerative Disorders? Neuromolecular Med 2015; 18:1-15. [PMID: 26611102 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-015-8370-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases have high prevalence among the elderly. Many strategies have been established to alleviate the symptoms experienced by affected individuals. Recent studies have shown that exercise helps patients with neurological disorders to regain lost physical abilities. PGC1α/FNDC5/BDNF has emerged recently as a critical pathway for neuroprotection. PGC1α is a highly conserved co-activator of transcription factors that preserves and protects neurons against destruction. PGC1α regulates FNDC5 and its processed and secreted peptide Irisin, which has been proposed to play a critical role in energy expenditure and to promote neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. FNDC5 may also increase the expression of the neurotrophic factor BDNF, a neuroprotective agent, in the hippocampus. BDNF is secreted from hippocampus, amygdala, cerebral cortex and hypothalamus neurons and initiates intracellular signaling pathways through TrkB receptors. These pathways have positive feedback on CREB activities and lead to enhancement in PGC1α expression in neurons. Therefore, FNDC5 could behave as a key regulator in neuronal survival and development. This review presents recent findings on the PGC1α/FNDC5/BDNF pathway and its role in neuroprotection, and discusses the controversial promise of irisin as a mediator of the positive benefits of exercise.
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- Mohammad Jodeiri Farshbaf
- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Royan Street, Salman Street, Khorasgan, Isfahan, 8165131378, Iran.,Department of Biology, School of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Hezarjerib Street, Azadi Square, Isfahan, 8174673441, Iran.,Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Royan Street, Salman Street, Khorasgan, Isfahan, 8165131378, Iran. .,Department of Biology, School of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Hezarjerib Street, Azadi Square, Isfahan, 8174673441, Iran.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4300, USA.
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Hezarjerib Street, Azadi Square, Isfahan, 8174673441, Iran
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Royan Street, Salman Street, Khorasgan, Isfahan, 8165131378, Iran.
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