scholarly journals Therapeutic Approach for Diabetic Nephropathy Using Gene Delivery of Translocase of Inner Mitochondrial Membrane 44 by Reducing Mitochondrial Superoxide Production

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1090-1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanling Zhang ◽  
Jun Wada ◽  
Izumi Hashimoto ◽  
Jun Eguchi ◽  
Akihiro Yasuhara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Nephropathy ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Superoxide Production ◽  
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Superoxide

scholarly journals Genomic instability induced by radiation-mimicking chemicals is not associated with persistent mitochondrial degeneration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luukkonen Jukka ◽  
Höytö Anne ◽  
Sokka Miiko ◽  
Syväoja Juhani ◽  
Juutilainen Jukka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Potential ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Genomic Instability ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane Potential ◽  
Mitochondrial Function ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Neuroblastoma Cells ◽  
Superoxide Production ◽  
Mitochondrial Activity ◽  
Mitochondrial Superoxide

AbstractIonizing radiation has been shown to cause induced genomic instability (IGI), which is defined as a persistently increased rate of genomic damage in the progeny of the exposed cells. In this study, IGI was investigated by exposing human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells to hydroxyurea and zeocin, two chemicals mimicking different DNA-damaging effects of ionizing radiation. The aim was to explore whether IGI was associated with persistent mitochondrial dysfunction. Changes to mitochondrial function were assessed by analyzing mitochondrial superoxide production, mitochondrial membrane potential, and mitochondrial activity. The formation of micronuclei was used to determine immediate genetic damage and IGI. Measurements were performed either immediately, 8 days, or 15 days following exposure. Both hydroxyurea and zeocin increased mitochondrial superoxide production and affected mitochondrial activity immediately after exposure, and mitochondrial membrane potential was affected by zeocin, but no persistent changes in mitochondrial function were observed. IGI became manifested 15 days after exposure in hydroxyurea-exposed cells. In conclusion, immediate responses in mitochondrial function did not cause persistent dysfunction of mitochondria, and this dysfunction was not required for IGI in human neuroblastoma cells.

scholarly journals Increased mtDNA Abundance and Improved Function in Human Barth Syndrome Patient Fibroblasts Following AAV-TAZ Gene Delivery

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silveli Suzuki-Hatano ◽  
Mughil Sriramvenugopal ◽  
Manash Ramanathan ◽  
Meghan Soustek ◽  
Barry J. Byrne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Mitochondrial Disorder ◽  
Barth Syndrome ◽  
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Adeno Associated Virus ◽  
Copy Numbers ◽  
Improved Function

Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare, X-linked, mitochondrial disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding tafazzin. BTHS results in cardiomyopathy, muscle fatigue, and neutropenia in patients. Tafazzin is responsible for remodeling cardiolipin, a key structural lipid of the inner mitochondrial membrane. As symptoms can vary in severity amongst BTHS patients, we sought to compare mtDNA copy numbers, mitochondrial fragmentation, and functional parameters between primary dermal BTHS fibroblasts isolated from patients with two different mutations in the TAZ locus. To confirm cause‒effect relationships and further support the development of gene therapy for BTHS, we also characterized the BTHS cells following adeno-associated virus (AAV)-TAZ transduction. Our data show that, in response to AAV-TAZ transduction, these remarkably dynamic organelles show recovery of mtDNA copy numbers, mitochondrial structure, and mitochondrial function, providing additional evidence to support the therapeutic potential of AAV-mediated gene delivery for BTHS. This study also demonstrates the direct relationship between healthy mitochondrial membrane structure and maintenance of proper levels of mtDNA copy numbers.

scholarly journals The H+ Transporter SLC4A11: Roles in Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Uncoupling

Cells ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Bonanno ◽  
Raji Shyam ◽  
Moonjung Choi ◽  
Diego G. Ogando
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Uncoupling ◽  
Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Genes ◽  
Knock Out ◽  
Bicarbonate Transporter ◽  
Mitochondrial Superoxide ◽  
Transporter Family

Solute-linked cotransporter, SLC4A11, a member of the bicarbonate transporter family, is an electrogenic H+ transporter activated by NH3 and alkaline pH. Although SLC4A11 does not transport bicarbonate, it shares many properties with other members of the SLC4 family. SLC4A11 mutations can lead to corneal endothelial dystrophy and hearing deficits that are recapitulated in SLC4A11 knock-out mice. SLC4A11, at the inner mitochondrial membrane, facilitates glutamine catabolism and suppresses the production of mitochondrial superoxide by providing ammonia-sensitive H+ uncoupling that reduces glutamine-driven mitochondrial membrane potential hyperpolarization. Mitochondrial oxidative stress in SLC4A11 KO also triggers dysfunctional autophagy and lysosomes, as well as ER stress. SLC4A11 expression is induced by oxidative stress through the transcription factor NRF2, the master regulator of antioxidant genes. Outside of the corneal endothelium, SLC4A11’s function has been demonstrated in cochlear fibrocytes, salivary glands, and kidneys, but is largely unexplored overall. Increased SLC4A11 expression is a component of some “glutamine-addicted” cancers, and is possibly linked to cells and tissues that rely on glutamine catabolism.

Abstract 410: Mitochondrial Uncoupling with CCCP Reverses Acute Hyperglycemia Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Human Arterioles

Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingli Wang ◽  
David D Gutterman ◽  
Michael E Widlansky
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Dysfunction ◽  
Nadph Oxidase ◽  
Endothelial Function ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Oxidase Inhibitor ◽  
List Type ◽  
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Uncoupling ◽  
Acute Hyperglycemia ◽  
Mitochondrial Superoxide

Background : Acute hyperglycemia (HG) impairs endothelial function, which may be related to hyperpolarization of the inner mitochondrial membrane and excessive production of mitochondrial superoxide (ROS). Mitochondrial uncoupling agents could potentially reverse endothelial dysfunction due to HG in intact human arterioles. Methods : Human adipose arterioles were incubated in either euglycemic (NG, 5mM) or hyperglycemic (HG, 33mM) buffer for 4 hours. Vessels were then exposed to increasing doses of acetylcholine (ACh) in the presence and absence of NADPH oxidase inhibitor gp91ds-tat or CCCP, (100 nM), a mitochondrial membrane uncoupling agent. Vascular superoxide levels were also measured after incubation with NG and HG using a chemiluminescent probe (L-012) in the absence and presence of 1 and 2 above. Results : ACh-induced vasodilation was impaired by HG vs. NG control (P<0.001). This impairment was modestly reversed by gp91 ds-tat (P< 0.001), but endothelial function was completely restored to the level observed under euglycemic conditions by CCCP (P=0.008 vs. HG, P>0.90 vs. NG). Endothelium-dependent vasodilation in HG vessels was greater after CCCP compared to gp91ds-tat (P<0.001). L-NAME inhibited all dilation to ACh indicating endothelium-dependence (data not shown). HG induced an increase in superoxide relative to NG (P<0.001), which was similarly suppressed by gp91ds-tat (P = 0.001) and CCCP (P=0.002). Conclusion : HG-induced endothelial dysfunction is reversed with partial uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondrial uncoupling more than NADPH oxidase blockade improves endothelial dysfunction due to HG.

Modulation of the calcium-activated BK-channel of the inner mitochondrial membrane by hypoxia

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (S 2) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Siemen ◽  
Y Cheng ◽  
X Gu ◽  
P Bednarczyk ◽  
GG Haddad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Bk Channel ◽  
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane

The Efects of Spaceflight on Mitochondria in Human Lymphocytes (Jurkat).

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1118-1119
Author(s):  
Heide Schatten ◽  
Marian Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Space Shuttle ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Jurkat Cells ◽  
Apoptotic Bodies ◽  
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Alterations ◽  
Mitochondrial Volume ◽  
Number Of Cells ◽  
Related Increase

Spaceflight induced mitochondrial alterations have been reported for muscle and may be associated with altered physiological functions in space. Mitochondrial alterations are also indicative of preapoptotic events which are seen in greater amounts in cells exposed to spaceflight when compared with cells cultured at 1 g. Preapoptotic mitochondrial changes include alterations of processes at the inner mitochondrial membrane and can result in changes in mitochondrial volume. Higher amounts of oxidative stress during space flight may be one of the causes for changes which lead to apoptosis. Jurkat cells flown on the STS-76 space shuttle mission showed an increase in the number of cells with apoptotic bodies early in the mission and a time-dependent, microgravity-related increase in the Fas/APO-1 cell death factor. Here we investigated the morphology of mitochondria in Jurkat cells exposed to spaceflight during the STS-76 mission.

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