Inhibiting Mitochondrial Fission Protects the Heart Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Author(s) -
SangBing Ong,
Sapna Subrayan,
Shiang Y. Lim,
Derek M. Yellon,
Sean M. Davidson,
Derek J. Hausenloy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.906610
Subject(s) - mitochondrial fission , mitochondrion , mitochondrial permeability transition pore , medicine , dnm1l , ischemia , mitochondrial fusion , reperfusion injury , microbiology and biotechnology , apoptosis , mitochondrial apoptosis induced channel , pharmacology , programmed cell death , biology , mitochondrial dna , cytochrome c , biochemistry , gene
Whether alterations in mitochondrial morphology affect the susceptibility of the heart to ischemia/reperfusion injury is unknown. We hypothesized that modulating mitochondrial morphology protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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