High cyclophilin D content of synaptic mitochondria results in increased vulnerability to permeability transition

KK Naga, PG Sullivan, JW Geddes - Journal of Neuroscience, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
Mitochondria isolated from synaptosomes are more sensitive to Ca2+ overload and the
resultant opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) than nonsynaptic …

Imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics induced by low PGC-1α expression contributes to hepatocyte EMT and liver fibrosis

L Zhang, Y Zhang, X Chang, X Zhang - Cell death & disease, 2020 - nature.com
An imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics induced by oxidative stress may lead to hepatocyte
epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and liver fibrosis. However, the underlying …

Cyclosporin A increases mitochondrial buffering of calcium: an additional mechanism in delaying mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening

J Mishra, AJ Davani, GK Natarajan, WM Kwok… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Regulation of mitochondrial free Ca2+ is critically important for cellular homeostasis. An
increase in mitochondrial matrix free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+] m) predisposes …

PGC-1α regulates expression of myocardial mitochondrial antioxidants and myocardial oxidative stress after chronic systolic overload

Z Lu, X Xu, X Hu, J Fassett, G Zhu, Y Tao… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Mitochondria are a principal site for generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the
heart. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) plays an …

Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor γ coactivator-1 (PGC-1) regulatory cascade in cardiac physiology and disease

BN Finck, DP Kelly - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
A critical question related to the deactivation of mitochondrial metabolism in heart failure is
whether such energy metabolic abnormalities contribute to the pathology of, or are …

Mitochondria in control of cell fate

CDL Folmes, PP Dzeja, TJ Nelson, A Terzic - Circulation research, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
genes and transcription factors, and promoting stem cell cardiac differentiation. 20–22 Such
cardiogenic effects appear to be concentration-dependent, as high levels of ROS can delay …

Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier abundance mediates pathological cardiac hypertrophy

M Fernandez-Caggiano, A Kamynina, AA Francois… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cardiomyocytes rely on metabolic substrates, not only to fuel cardiac output, but also for
growth and remodelling during stress. Here we show that mitochondrial pyruvate carrier …

The cyclophilin inhibitor Debio 025 normalizes mitochondrial function, muscle apoptosis and ultrastructural defects in Col6a1−/− myopathic mice

T Tiepolo, A Angelin, E Palma… - British journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: We have investigated the therapeutic effects of the selective
cyclophilin inhibitor D‐MeAla3‐EtVal4‐cyclosporin (Debio 025) in myopathic Col6a1 …

Nutritional modulation of heart failure in mitochondrial pyruvate carrier–deficient mice

KS McCommis, A Kovacs, CJ Weinheimer… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The myocardium is metabolically flexible; however, impaired flexibility is associated with
cardiac dysfunction in conditions including diabetes and heart failure. The mitochondrial …