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Vekaria HJ, Kalimon OJ, Prajapati P, Velmurugan GV, Sullivan PG. An efficient and high-throughput method for the evaluation of mitochondrial dysfunction in frozen brain samples after traumatic brain injury. Front Mol Biosci 2024; 11:1378536. [PMID: 38983247 PMCID: PMC11232470 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1378536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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Mitochondrial function analysis is a well-established method used in preclinical and clinical investigations to assess pathophysiological changes in various disease states, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although there are multiple approaches to assess mitochondrial function, one common method involves respirometric assays utilizing either Clark-type oxygen electrodes or fluorescent-based Seahorse analysis (Agilent). However, these functional analysis methods are typically limited to the availability of freshly isolated tissue samples due to the compromise of the electron transport chain (ETC) upon storage, caused by freeze-thaw-mediated breakdown of mitochondrial membranes. In this study, we propose and refine a method for evaluating electron flux through the ETC, encompassing complexes I, II, and IV, in frozen homogenates or mitochondrial samples within a single well of a Seahorse plate. Initially, we demonstrate the impact of TBI on freshly isolated mitochondria using the conventional oxidative phosphorylation protocol (OxPP), followed by a comparison with ETC analysis conducted on frozen tissue samples within the context of a controlled cortical impact (CCI) model of TBI. Additionally, we explore the effects of mitochondrial isolation from fresh versus snap-frozen brain tissues and their storage at -80°C, assessing its impact on electron transport chain protocol (ETCP) activity. Our findings indicate that while both sets of samples were frozen at a single time point, mitochondria from snap-frozen tissues exhibited reduced injury effects compared to preparations from fresh tissues, which were either homogenized or isolated into mitochondria and subsequently frozen for later use. Thus, we demonstrate that the preparation of homogenates or isolated mitochondria can serve as an appropriate method for storing brain samples, allowing for later analysis of mitochondrial function, following TBI using ETCP.
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- Hemendra J. Vekaria
- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Lexington VA Medical Center, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Lexington VA Medical Center, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Lexington VA Medical Center, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Lexington, KY, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Beţiu AM, Lighezan R, Avram VF, Muntean DM, Elmér E, Petrescu L. Dose-dependent effects of acetaminophen and ibuprofen on mitochondrial respiration of human platelets. Mol Cell Biochem 2024; 479:1501-1512. [PMID: 37486451 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04814-z] [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: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are widely used over-the-counter medications to reduce fever, pain, and inflammation. Although both drugs are safe in therapeutic concentrations, self-medication is practiced by millions of aged patients with comorbidities that decrease drug metabolism and/or excretion, thus raising the risk of overdosage. Mitochondrial dysfunction has emerged as an important pathomechanism underlying the organ toxicity of both drugs. Assessment of mitochondrial oxygen consumption in peripheral blood cells is a novel research field Cu several applications, including characterization of drug toxicity. The present study, conducted in human platelets isolated from blood donor-derived buffy coat, was aimed at assessing the acute, concentration-dependent effects of each drug on mitochondrial respiration. Using the high-resolution respirometry technique, a concentration-dependent decrease of oxygen consumption in both intact and permeabilized platelets was found for either drug, mainly by inhibiting complex I-supported active respiration. Moreover, ibuprofen significantly decreased the maximal capacity of the electron transport system already from the lowest concentration. In conclusion, platelets from healthy donors represents a population of cells easily available, which can be routinely used in studies assessing mitochondrial drug toxicity. Whether these results can be recapitulated in patients treated with these medications is worth further investigation as potential peripheral biomarker of drug overdose.
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- Alina Maria Beţiu
- Doctoral School Medicine-Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases-Parasitology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania
- Regional Blood Transfusion Center, Timişoara, Str. Martir M. Ciopec No. 1, Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases and Rheumatology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania
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- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania.
- Department of Functional Sciences-Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania.
- Department of Functional Sciences-Pathophysiology, Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania.
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, BMC A13, 221 84, Lund, Sweden.
- Abliva AB, Medicon Village, 223 81, Lund, Sweden.
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- Doctoral School Medicine-Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, Romania, E. Murgu Sq. No. 2, 300041, Timisoara, Romania
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Westerlund E, Marelsson SE, Karlsson M, Sjövall F, Chamkha I, Åsander Frostner E, Lundgren J, Fellman V, Eklund EA, Steding-Ehrenborg K, Darin N, Paul G, Hansson MJ, Ehinger JK, Elmér E. Correlation of mitochondrial respiration in platelets, peripheral blood mononuclear cells and muscle fibers. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26745. [PMID: 38439844 PMCID: PMC10909709 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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There is a growing interest for the possibility of using peripheral blood cells (including platelets) as markers for mitochondrial function in less accessible tissues. Only a few studies have examined the correlation between respiration in blood and muscle tissue, with small sample sizes and conflicting results. This study investigated the correlation of mitochondrial respiration within and across tissues. Additional analyses were performed to elucidate which blood cell type would be most useful for assessing systemic mitochondrial function. There was a significant but weak within tissue correlation between platelets and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Neither PBMCs nor platelet respiration correlated significantly with muscle respiration. Muscle fibers from a group of athletes had higher mass-specific respiration, due to higher mitochondrial content than non-athlete controls, but this finding was not replicated in either of the blood cell types. In a group of patients with primary mitochondrial diseases, there were significant differences in blood cell respiration compared to healthy controls, particularly in platelets. Platelet respiration generally correlated better with the citrate synthase activity of each sample, in comparison to PBMCs. In conclusion, this study does not support the theory that blood cells can be used as accurate biomarkers to detect minor alterations in muscle respiration. However, in some instances, pronounced mitochondrial abnormalities might be reflected across tissues and detectable in blood cells, with more promising findings for platelets than PBMCs.
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- Emil Westerlund
- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Emergency Department, Kungälv Hospital, Kungälv, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Children's Medical Center, Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Intensive- and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Translational Neurology Group and Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Mitochondrial Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Rutledge CA. Molecular mechanisms underlying sarcopenia in heart failure. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR AGING 2024; 4:7. [PMID: 38455513 PMCID: PMC10919908 DOI: 10.20517/jca.2023.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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The loss of skeletal muscle, also known as sarcopenia, is an aging-associated muscle disorder that is disproportionately present in heart failure (HF) patients. HF patients with sarcopenia have poor outcomes compared to the overall HF patient population. The prevalence of sarcopenia in HF is only expected to grow as the global population ages, and novel treatment strategies are needed to improve outcomes in this cohort. Multiple mechanistic pathways have emerged that may explain the increased prevalence of sarcopenia in the HF population, and a better understanding of these pathways may lead to the development of therapies to prevent muscle loss. This review article aims to explore the molecular mechanisms linking sarcopenia and HF, and to discuss treatment strategies aimed at addressing such molecular signals.
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- Cody A. Rutledge
- Acute Medicine Section, Division of Medicine, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Somers T, Allard NAE, Siddiqi S, Janssen MCM, Hopman MTE, Morshuis WJ, Russel FGM, Timmers S, Schirris TJJ. Mitochondrial complex III activity: from invasive muscle biopsies to patient-friendly buccal swab analysis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9638. [PMID: 37316639 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36741-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Drug-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is a common adverse effect, particularly in case of statins-the most prescribed drugs worldwide. These drugs have been shown to inhibit complex III (CIII) of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation process, which is related to muscle pain. As muscle pain is the most common complaint of statin users, it is crucial to distinguish it from other causes of myalgia to prevent unnecessary cessation of drug therapy. However, diagnosing CIII inhibition currently requires muscle biopsies, which are invasive and not practical for routine testing. Less invasive alternatives for measurement of mitochondrial complex activities are only available yet for complex I and IV. Here, we describe a non-invasive spectrophotometric method to determine CIII catalytic activities using buccal swabs, which we validated in a cohort of statin and non-statin users. Our data indicate that CIII can be reliably measured in buccal swabs, as evidenced by reproducible results above the detection limit. Further validation on a large-scale clinical setting is recommended.
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- Tim Somers
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Fišar Z, Hroudová J, Zvěřová M, Jirák R, Raboch J, Kitzlerová E. Age-Dependent Alterations in Platelet Mitochondrial Respiration. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1564. [PMID: 37371659 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11061564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is an important cellular hallmark of aging and neurodegeneration. Platelets are a useful model to study the systemic manifestations of mitochondrial dysfunction. To evaluate the age dependence of mitochondrial parameters, citrate synthase activity, respiratory chain complex activity, and oxygen consumption kinetics were assessed. The effect of cognitive impairment was examined by comparing the age dependence of mitochondrial parameters in healthy individuals and those with neuropsychiatric disease. The study found a significant negative slope of age-dependence for both the activity of individual mitochondrial enzymes (citrate synthase and complex II) and parameters of mitochondrial respiration in intact platelets (routine respiration, maximum capacity of electron transport system, and respiratory rate after complex I inhibition). However, there was no significant difference in the age-related changes of mitochondrial parameters between individuals with and without cognitive impairment. These findings highlight the potential of measuring mitochondrial respiration in intact platelets as a means to assess age-related mitochondrial dysfunction. The results indicate that drugs and interventions targeting mitochondrial respiration may have the potential to slow down or eliminate certain aging and neurodegenerative processes. Mitochondrial respiration in platelets holds promise as a biomarker of aging, irrespective of the degree of cognitive impairment.
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- Zdeněk Fišar
- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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Fernandez-Del-Rio L, Benincá C, Villalobos F, Shu C, Stiles L, Liesa M, Divakaruni AS, Acin-Perez R, Shirihai OS. A novel approach to measure complex V ATP hydrolysis in frozen cell lysates and tissue homogenates. Life Sci Alliance 2023; 6:e202201628. [PMID: 36918278 PMCID: PMC10019470 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202201628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial depolarization can initiate reversal activity of ATP synthase, depleting ATP by its hydrolysis. We have recently shown that increased ATP hydrolysis contributes to ATP depletion leading to a maladaptation in mitochondrial disorders, where maximal hydrolytic capacity per CV content is increasing. However, despite its importance, ATP hydrolysis is not a commonly studied parameter because of the limitations of the currently available methods. Methods that measure CV hydrolytic activity indirectly require the isolation of mitochondria and involve the introduction of detergents, preventing their utilization in clinical studies or any high-throughput analyses. Here, we describe a novel approach to assess maximal ATP hydrolytic capacity and maximal respiratory capacity in a single assay in cell lysates, PBMCs, and tissue homogenates that were previously frozen. The methodology described here has the potential to be used in clinical samples to determine adaptive and maladaptive adjustments of CV function in diseases, with the added benefit of being able to use frozen samples in a high-throughput manner and to explore ATP hydrolysis as a drug target for disease treatment.
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- Lucia Fernandez-Del-Rio
- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, IBMB-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Metabolism Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ahmad F, Ramamorthy S, Areeshi MY, Ashraf GM, Haque S. Isolated Mitochondrial Preparations and In organello Assays: A Powerful and Relevant Ex vivo Tool for Assessment of Brain (Patho)physiology. Curr Neuropharmacol 2023; 21:1433-1449. [PMID: 36872352 PMCID: PMC10324330 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x21666230303123555] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondria regulate multiple aspects of neuronal development, physiology, plasticity, and pathology through their regulatory roles in bioenergetic, calcium, redox, and cell survival/death signalling. While several reviews have addressed these different aspects, a comprehensive discussion focussing on the relevance of isolated brain mitochondria and their utilities in neuroscience research has been lacking. This is relevant because the employment of isolated mitochondria rather than their in situ functional evaluation, offers definitive evidence of organelle-specificity, negating the interference from extra mitochondrial cellular factors/signals. This mini-review was designed primarily to explore the commonly employed in organello analytical assays for the assessment of mitochondrial physiology and its dysfunction, with a particular focus on neuroscience research. The authors briefly discuss the methodologies for biochemical isolation of mitochondria, their quality assessment, and cryopreservation. Further, the review attempts to accumulate the key biochemical protocols for in organello assessment of a multitude of mitochondrial functions critical for neurophysiology, including assays for bioenergetic activity, calcium and redox homeostasis, and mitochondrial protein translation. The purpose of this review is not to examine each and every method or study related to the functional assessment of isolated brain mitochondria, but rather to assemble the commonly used protocols of in organello mitochondrial research in a single publication. The hope is that this review will provide a suitable platform aiding neuroscientists to choose and apply the required protocols and tools to address their particular mechanistic, diagnostic, or therapeutic question dealing within the confines of the research area of mitochondrial patho-physiology in the neuronal perspective.
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- Faraz Ahmad
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Medical Laboratory Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, and Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
- Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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Environmental Chemical Exposures and Mitochondrial Dysfunction: a Review of Recent Literature. Curr Environ Health Rep 2022; 9:631-649. [PMID: 35902457 PMCID: PMC9729331 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-022-00371-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Mitochondria play various roles that are important for cell function and survival; therefore, significant mitochondrial dysfunction may have chronic consequences that extend beyond the cell. Mitochondria are already susceptible to damage, which may be exacerbated by environmental exposures. Therefore, the aim of this review is to summarize the recent literature (2012-2022) looking at the effects of six ubiquitous classes of compounds on mitochondrial dysfunction in human populations. RECENT FINDINGS The literature suggests that there are a number of biomarkers that are commonly used to identify mitochondrial dysfunction, each with certain advantages and limitations. Classes of environmental toxicants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, air pollutants, heavy metals, endocrine-disrupting compounds, pesticides, and nanomaterials can damage the mitochondria in varied ways, with changes in mtDNA copy number and measures of oxidative damage the most commonly measured in human populations. Other significant biomarkers include changes in mitochondrial membrane potential, calcium levels, and ATP levels. This review identifies the biomarkers that are commonly used to characterize mitochondrial dysfunction but suggests that emerging mitochondrial biomarkers, such as cell-free mitochondria and blood cardiolipin levels, may provide greater insight into the impacts of exposures on mitochondrial function. This review identifies that the mtDNA copy number and measures of oxidative damage are commonly used to characterize mitochondrial dysfunction, but suggests using novel approaches in addition to well-characterized ones to create standardized protocols. We identified a dearth of studies on mitochondrial dysfunction in human populations exposed to metals, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pesticides, and nanoparticles as a gap in knowledge that needs attention.
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Divakaruni AS, Jastroch M. A practical guide for the analysis, standardization and interpretation of oxygen consumption measurements. Nat Metab 2022; 4:978-994. [PMID: 35971004 PMCID: PMC9618452 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Measurement of oxygen consumption is a powerful and uniquely informative experimental technique. It can help identify mitochondrial mechanisms of action following pharmacologic and genetic interventions, and characterize energy metabolism in physiology and disease. The conceptual and practical benefits of respirometry have made it a frontline technique to understand how mitochondrial function can interface with-and in some cases control-cell physiology. Nonetheless, an appreciation of the complexity and challenges involved with such measurements is required to avoid common experimental and analytical pitfalls. Here we provide a practical guide to oxygen consumption measurements covering the selection of experimental models and instrumentation, as well as recommendations for the collection, interpretation and normalization of data. These guidelines are provided with the intention of aiding experimental design and enhancing the overall reputability, transparency and reliability of oxygen consumption measurements.
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- Ajit S Divakaruni
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Laboratories F3, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bînă AM, Aburel OM, Avram VF, Lelcu T, Lința AV, Chiriac DV, Mocanu AG, Bernad E, Borza C, Craina ML, Popa ZL, Muntean DM, Crețu OM. Impairment of mitochondrial respiration in platelets and placentas: a pilot study in preeclamptic pregnancies. Mol Cell Biochem 2022; 477:1987-2000. [PMID: 35389182 PMCID: PMC9206634 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04415-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Preeclampsia (PE) is a major complication of pregnancy with partially elucidated pathophysiology. Placental mitochondrial dysfunction has been increasingly studied as major pathomechanism in both early- and late-onset PE. Impairment of mitochondrial respiration in platelets has recently emerged as a peripheral biomarker that may mirror organ mitochondrial dysfunction in several acute and chronic pathologies. The present study was purported to assess mitochondrial respiratory dys/function in both platelets and placental mitochondria in PE pregnancies. To this aim, a high-resolution respirometry SUIT (Substrate-Uncoupler-Inhibitor-Titration) protocol was adapted to assess complex I (glutamate + malate)- and complex II (succinate)-supported respiration. A decrease in all respiratory parameters (basal, coupled, and maximal uncoupled respiration) in peripheral platelets was found in preeclamptic as compared to healthy pregnancies. At variance, placental mitochondria showed a dichotomous behavior in preeclampsia in relation to the fetal birth weight. PE pregnancies with fetal growth restriction were associated with decreased in coupled respiration (oxidative phosphorylation/OXPHOS capacity) and maximal uncoupled respiration (electron transfer/ET capacity). At variance, these respiratory parameters were increased for both complex I- and II-supported respiration in PE pregnancies with normal weight fetuses. Large randomized controlled clinical studies are needed in order to advance our understanding of mitochondrial adaptive vs. pathological changes in preeclampsia.
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- Anca M Bînă
- Department III Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department III Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Department VII Internal Medicine II - Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department III Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department III Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department XII Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology I, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department XII Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology III, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department XII Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology III, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department III Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department XII Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology III, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department XII Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology III, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania.
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- Department III Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania.
- Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania.
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- Department IX Surgery I - Surgical Semiotics I, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
- Center for Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania, Eftimie Murgu Sq. No. 2, Timişoara, Romania
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Benavides GA, Mueller T, Darley-Usmar V, Zhang J. Optimization of measurement of mitochondrial electron transport activity in postmortem human brain samples and measurement of susceptibility to rotenone and 4-hydroxynonenal inhibition. Redox Biol 2022; 50:102241. [PMID: 35066289 PMCID: PMC8792425 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial function is required to meet the energetic and metabolic requirements of the brain. Abnormalities in mitochondrial function, due to genetic or developmental factors, mitochondrial toxins, aging or insufficient mitochondrial quality control contribute to neurological and psychiatric diseases. Studying bioenergetics from postmortem human tissues has been challenging due to the diverse range of human genetics, health conditions, sex, age, and postmortem interval. Furthermore, fresh tissues that were in the past required for assessment of mitochondrial respiratory function were rarely available. Recent studies established protocols to use in bioenergetic analyses from frozen tissues using animal models and cell cultures. In this study we optimized these methods to determine the activities of mitochondrial electron transport in postmortem human brain. Further we demonstrate how these samples can be used to assess the susceptibility to the mitochondrial toxin rotenone and exposure to the reactive lipid species 4-hydroxynonenal. The establishment of such an approach will significantly impact translational studies of human diseases by allowing measurement of mitochondrial function in human tissue repositories.
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- Gloria A Benavides
- Department of Pathology, Mitochondrial Medicine Laboratory, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Mitochondrial Medicine Laboratory, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Mitochondrial Medicine Laboratory, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Mitochondrial Medicine Laboratory, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA; Birmingham VA Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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Impaired Mitochondrial Bioenergetics under Pathological Conditions. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12020205. [PMID: 35207491 PMCID: PMC8879432 DOI: 10.3390/life12020205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells; however, mitochondrial dysfunction causes energy depletion and cell death in various diseases [...]
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