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MiPschool Obergurgl 2017 + ('''2017 Jul 23-30, Obergurgl, AT.''')
MitoEAGLE Obergurgl 2017 + ('''2017 Jul 27-30, Obergurgl, AT.''')
Padua-Mit-Innsbruck2017 Padua IT + ('''2nd Padua-Mit-Innsbruck “Mitochondrial Conference”. Pauda, Italy; 2017 September.)
2nd Workshop on Mitochondrial Functional Diagnostics Innsbruck AT + ('''2nd Workshop on Mitochondrial Functional Diagnostics - Diagnostic database''' Innsbruck, Austria, 2023)
Mitochondira in Health and Disease 2017 NY US + ('''2nd symposium Mitochondria in Health and Disease'''. New York, US; 2017.)
MiPschool Cambridge UK 2012 + ('''5th MiP''school'' on Mitochondrial Physiology, 2012 Jul 09-13, Cambridge, UK.''')
MiP2007 Ambleside UK + ('''64th Harden Conference on: Mitochondrial Physiology, 2007, Ambleside , United Kingdom.''')
Harden Conference 2016 Innsbruck AT + ('''79th Harden Conference: Oxygen Evolution and Reduction - Common Principles, [https://www.biochemistry.org/Events/tabid/379/MeetingNo/79HDN/view/Conference/Default.aspx Harden Conference 2016], Innsbruck, AT''')
MiPNet18.08 MiP2013 + ('''>> [[MiP2013 Abstracts|MiP2013 Abstracts in the MiPMap]] - >> [[Laner 2013 Mitochondr Physiol Network MiP2013]]''')
Hey-Mogensen 2010 Diabetologia + ('''AIM/HYPOTHESIS''':Studies have suggeste … '''AIM/HYPOTHESIS''':Studies have suggested a link between insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscles. Our primary aim was to investigate the effect of aerobic training on mitochondrial respiration and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) release in skeletal muscle of obese participants with and without type 2 diabetes.'''METHODS''': Type 2 diabetic men (''n'' = 13) and control (''n'' = 14) participants matched for age, BMI and physical activity completed 10 weeks of aerobic training. Pre- and post-training muscle biopsies were obtained before a euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp and used for measurement of respiratory function and ROS release in isolated mitochondria.'''RESULTS''': Training significantly increased insulin sensitivity, maximal oxygen consumption and muscle mitochondrial respiration with no difference between groups. When expressed in relation to a marker of mitochondrial density (intrinsic mitochondrial respiration), training resulted in increased mitochondrial ADP-stimulated respiration (with NADH-generating substrates) and decreased respiration without ADP. Intrinsic mitochondrial respiration was not different between groups despite lower insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic participants. Mitochondrial ROS release tended to be higher in participants with type 2 diabetes.'''CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION''': Aerobic training improves muscle respiration and intrinsic mitochondrial respiration in untrained obese participants with and without type 2 diabetes. These adaptations demonstrate an increased metabolic fitness, but do not seem to be directly related to training-induced changes in insulin sensitivity.ng-induced changes in insulin sensitivity.)
Phielix 2010 Diabetologia + ('''AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:''' We previously showe … '''AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:''' We previously showed that type 2 diabetic patients are characterised by compromised intrinsic mitochondrial function. Here, we examined if exercise training could increase intrinsic mitochondrial function in diabetic patients compared with control individuals.'''METHODS:''' Fifteen male type 2 diabetic patients and 14 male control individuals matched for age, BMI and VO(2max) enrolled in a 12 week exercise intervention programme. ''Ex vivo'' mitochondrial function was assessed by high-resolution respirometry in permeabilised muscle fibres from vastus lateralis muscle. Before and after training, insulin-stimulated glucose disposal was examined during a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp.'''RESULTS:''' Diabetic patients had intrinsically lower ADP-stimulated state 3 respiration and lower carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoro-methoxy)phenylhydrazone (FCCP)-induced maximal oxidative respiration, both on glutamate and on glutamate and succinate, and in the presence of palmitoyl-carnitine (''p'' < 0.05). After training, diabetic patients and control individuals showed increased state 3 respiration on the previously mentioned substrates (''p'' < 0.05); however, an increase in FCCP-induced maximal oxidative respiration was observed only in diabetic patients (''p'' < 0.05). The increase in mitochondrial respiration was accompanied by a 30% increase in mitochondrial content upon training (''p'' < 0.01). After adjustment for mitochondrial density, state 3 and FCCP-induced maximal oxidative respiration were similar between groups after training. Improvements in mitochondrial respiration were paralleled by improvements in insulin-stimulated glucose disposal in diabetic patients, with a tendency for this in control individuals.'''CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION:''' We confirmed lower intrinsic mitochondrial function in diabetic patients compared with control individuals. Diabetic patients increased their mitochondrial content to the same extent as control individuals and had similar intrinsic mitochondrial function, which occurred parallel with improved insulin sensitivity.h occurred parallel with improved insulin sensitivity.)
APS Conference: Physiological Bioenergetics: Mitochondria from Bench to Bedside + ('''APS Conference: Physiological Bioenergetics: Mitochondria from Bench to Bedside, Bioenergetics17'''. San Diego CA, USA; 2017 August.)

('''APS Conference: Physiological Bioenergetics: Mitochondria from Bench)

Author IOC61 + ('''Abstract''': Add a short abstract here, … '''Abstract''': Add a short abstract here, including title, authors, affiliations, text (up to 250 words), and 2-6 references. You may edit your abstract any time. Information will be provided on a deadline for editing/submitting final abstracts (including a pdf file in final format).'''Title''': Not capitalized.'''Authors''': Presenting author with full name (first name spelled out), other authors with initials only. Numbers in parentheses after each author should indicate the affiliations.'''Addresses''': Numbers in parentheses are placed at the beginning of the address for indicating the affiliation. The e-mail address of the presenting author should be given at the end of all addresses.'''Main text''': Structured into paragraphs without headers. The standard structure of abstracts should be followed as appropriate (Introduction / Methods / Results / Conclusions / References). '''Figure''': You may submit one or two figures (jpg format), without caption if full explanation is given in the abstract.'''References''' in the text are given by numbers in brackets. Full references should be numbered and include all authors (family name and initials without punctuation), followed by the year of publication in parentheses, full title, journal name abbreviated with punctuation (italic), volume number followed by a colon, and first and last pages. See abstracts on the MiP website for style – MiP2005/Organisation/Abstracts. Tick on appropriate boxes blow in the list of 'Labels', and add additional keywords not covered in these labels.An extension is possible in the free text (not more than 2 pages). Further comments may be added in the discussion.r comments may be added in the discussion.)
MiPauthor MiP2011 + ('''Abstract''': Add a short abstract here, … '''Abstract''': Add a short abstract here, including title, authors, affiliations, text (up to 250 words), and 2-6 references. You may edit your abstract any time. Information will be provided on a deadline for editing/submitting final abstracts (including a pdf file in final format), and on acceptance of the abstract for presentation at MiP2011.'''Title''': Not capitalized.'''Authors''': Presenting author with full name (first name spelled out), other authors with initials only. Numbers in parentheses after each author should indicate the affiliations.'''Addresses''': Numbers in parentheses are placed at the beginning of the address for indicating the affiliation. The e-mail address of the presenting author should be given at the end of all addresses.'''Main text''': Structured into paragraphs without headers. The standard structure of abstracts should be followed as appropriate (Introduction / Methods / Results / Conclusions / References). '''Figure''': You may submit one or two figures (jpg format), without caption if full explanation is given in the abstract.'''References''' in the text are given by numbers in brackets. Full references should be numbered and include all authors (family name and initials without punctuation), followed by the year of publication in parentheses, full title, journal name abbreviated with punctuation (italic), volume number followed by a colon, and first and last pages. See abstracts on the MiP website for style – MiP2005/Organisation/Abstracts. Tick on appropriate boxes blow in the list of 'Labels', and add additional keywords not covered in these labels.An extension is possible in the free text (not more than 2 pages). Further comments may be added in the discussion.r comments may be added in the discussion.)
MiPschool Cape Town 2015 + ('''Abstracts are listed here in the frame of the [[MiPMap]] for the 7th MiP''school'' on Mitochondrial Physiology, 2015 Mar 24-28, Cape Town, ZA.''')
Hassing 2010 Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord + ('''Aim''' To examine if the body mass inde … '''Aim'''To examine if the body mass index (BMI) in midlife is related to cognitive function 30 years later in a dementia-free sample.'''Methods'''BMI was reported in 1963 at age 50–60 years, and cognitive abilities were examined 30 years later in a longitudinal design with 5 measurement occasions at 2-year intervals (n = 417). The cognitive abilities examined included tests of long-term memory, short-term memory, speed, verbal and spatial ability.'''Results'''Multilevel modeling adjusting for demographic and lifestyle factors, and relevant diseases showed that a higher BMI in midlife predicted lower test performance 30 years later. Significant associations between BMI and level of performance were found in all cognitive abilities; however, a higher midlife BMI was not associated with steeper cognitive decline.'''Conclusion'''Our results indicate that midlife overweight is related to lower overall cognitive function in old age. The fact that BMI-related effects were noted in mean-level cognitive performance, whereas only one ability showed differences in slopes, suggests that the negative effect of overweight has an onset before the entry into very old age. onset before the entry into very old age.)
Raboel 2010 Diabetes Obes Metab + ('''Aim''': Skeletal muscle insulin resista … '''Aim''': Skeletal muscle insulin resistance has been linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. We examined how improvements in muscular insulin sensitivity following rosiglitazone (ROSI) or pioglitazone (PIO) treatment would affect muscle mitochondrial function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).'''Methods''': Muscle biopsies were obtained from 21 patients with T2DM before and after 12 weeks on either ROSI (4 mg once daily) [n = 12; age, 59.2 +/- 2.2 years; body mass index (BMI), 29.6 +/- 0.7 kg/m(2)] or PIO (30 mg once daily) (n = 9; age, 56.3 +/- 2.4 years; BMI, 29.5 +/- 1.5 kg/m(2)). An age- and BMI-matched control group was also included (n = 8; age, 61.8 +/- 2.3 years; BMI, 28.4 +/- 0.6 kg/m(2)). Insulin sensitivity, citrate synthase- and beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase (HAD) activity, intramuscular triglyceride (IMTG) and protein content of complexes I-IV were measured, while mitochondrial respiration per milligram muscle was measured in saponin-treated skinned muscle fibres using high-resolution respirometry.'''Results''': Mitochondrial respiration per milligram muscle was lower in T2DM compared to controls at baseline and decreased during ROSI treatment but increased during PIO treatment. Citrate synthase activity and average protein content of complexes I-IV were unchanged in the ROSI group, but protein content of complexes II and III increased during PIO treatment. Insulin sensitivity improved in all patients, but IMTG levels were unchanged.'''Conclusions''': We show opposite effects of ROSI and PIO on mitochondrial respiration, and also show that insulin sensitivity can be improved independently of changes in mitochondrial respiration. We confirm that mitochondrial respiration is reduced in T2DM compared to age- and BMI-matched control subjects. to age- and BMI-matched control subjects.)
Lai 2018 Acta Physiol (Oxf) + ('''Aim''': The subsarcolemmal (SSM) and in … '''Aim''': The subsarcolemmal (SSM) and interfibrillar (IFM) mitochondria in skeletal muscle appear to have distinct biochemical properties affecting metabolism in health and disease. The isolation of mitochondrial subpopulations has been a long-time challenge while the presence of a continuous mitochondrial reticulum challenges the view of distinctive SSM and IFM bioenergetics. Here, a comprehensive approach is developed to identify the best conditions to separate mitochondrial fractions.'''Methods''': The main modifications to the protocol to isolate SSM and IFM from rat skeletal muscle were: (a) decreased dispase content and homogenization speed; (b) trypsin treatment of SSM fractions; (c) recentrifugation of mitochondrial fractions at low speed to remove subcellular components. To identify the conditions preserving mitochondrial function, integrity, and maximizing their recovery, microscopy (light and electron) were used to monitor effectiveness and efficiency in separating mitochondrial subpopulations while respiratory and enzyme activities were employed to evaluate function, recovery, and integrity.'''Results''': With the modifications described, the total mitochondrial yield increased with a recovery of 80% of mitochondria contained in the original skeletal muscle sample. The difference between SSM and IFM oxidative capacity (10%) with complex-I substrate was significant only with a saturated ADP concentration. The inner and outer membrane damage for both subpopulations was <1% and 8%, respectively, while the respiratory control ratio was 16.'''Conclusion''': Using a multidisciplinary approach, conditions were identified to maximize SSM and IFM recovery while preserving mitochondrial integrity, biochemistry, and morphology. High quality and recovery of mitochondrial subpopulations allow to study the relationship between these organelles and disease.ionship between these organelles and disease.)
Johansen 2011 Acta Physiol Scand + ('''Aim:''' To investigate mechanisms behin … '''Aim:''' To investigate mechanisms behind heptanol (Hp)-induced infarct size reduction and in particular if protection by pre-treatment with Hp is triggered through mitochondrial mechanisms.'''Methods:''' Langendorff perfused rat hearts, isolated mitochondria and isolated myocytes were used. Infarct size, mitochondrial respiration, time to mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening and AKT and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β) phosphorylation were examined.'''Results:''' Pre-treatment with Hp reduced infarct size from 29.7 ± 3.4% to 12.6 ± 2.1%. Mitochondrial potassium channel blockers 5-hydroxy decanoic acid (5HD) blocking mitoK(ATP) and paxilline (PAX) blocking mitoK(Ca) abolished cardioprotective effect of Hp (Hp + 5HD 36.7 ± 2.9% and Hp + PAX 40.2 ± 2.8%). Hp significantly reduced respiratory control ratio in both subsarcolemmal and interfibrillar mitochondria in a dose-dependent manner (0.5-5.0 mm). The ADP oxygen ratio was also significantly reduced by Hp (2 mm). Laser scanning confocal microscopy of tetramethylrhodamine-loaded isolated rat myocytes using line scan mode showed that Hp increased time to MPTP opening. Western blot analysis showed that pre-treatment with Hp increased phosphorylation of AKT and GSK-3β before ischaemia and after 30 min of global ischaemia.'''Conclusion''': Pre-treatment with Hp protects the heart against ischaemia-reperfusion injury. This protection is most likely mediated via mitochondrial mechanisms which initiate a signalling cascade that converges on inhibition of opening of MPTP.onverges on inhibition of opening of MPTP.)
Larsen 2011 Diabetologia + ('''Aims/Hypothesis''': Mitochondrial respi … '''Aims/Hypothesis''': Mitochondrial respiration has been linked to insulin resistance. We studied mitochondrial respiratory capacity and substrate sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes (patients), and obese and lean control participants.'''Methods''': Mitochondrial respiration was measured in permeabilised muscle fibres by respirometry. Protocols for respirometry included titration of substrates for [[Complex I]] (glutamate), [[Complex II]] (succinate) and both (octanoyl-carnitine). Myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition, antioxidant capacity (manganese superoxide dismutase [MnSOD]), [[citrate synthase]] activity and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2) were also determined. Insulin sensitivity was determined with the isoglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique.'''Results''': Insulin sensitivity was different (''P'' < 0.05) between the groups (patients<obese controls<lean controls). MnSOD was lower in patients than in lean controls. MHC I content was lowest in patients (37 ± 11% [mean ± SE] vs 53 ± 6% and 56 ± 4%) vs obese controls and lean controls, respectively. VO2 was highest in lean controls (40 ± 3 ml min(-1) kg(-1) [mean ± SE]) compared with patients (25 ± 2) and obese controls (27 ± 2). Mitochondrial content (citrate synthase) was higher (''P'' < 0.05) in lean controls than in patients and obese controls. When normalised for mitochondrial content by citrate synthase, mitochondrial respiratory capacity was similar in all groups. However, the half maximal substrate concentration (''C''50) for Complex I was significantly lower (''P'' = 0.03) in patients (1.1 ± 0.2 mmol/l [mean ± SE]) than in obese (2.0 ± 0.3) and lean (1.8 ± 0.3) controls. Likewise, ''C''50 for Complex II was lower (''P'' = 0.02) in patients (3.5 ± 0.2 mmol/l [mean ± SE]) than in obese controls (4.1 ± 0.2), but did not differ from that in lean controls (3.8 ± 0.4). Substrate sensitivity for octanoyl-carnitine did not differ between groups.'''Conclusions/interpretation''': Increased mitochondrial substrate sensitivity is seen in skeletal muscle from type 2 diabetic patients and is confined to non-lipid substrates. Respiratory capacity per mitochondrion is not decreasedwith insulin resistance.spiratory capacity per mitochondrion is not decreased with insulin resistance.)
AussieMit 2016 Sydney AU + ('''AussieMit 2016, Sydney, AU''')
Othonicar 2023 MiPschool Obergurgl + ('''Authors:''' [[Othonicar Murilo F]] … '''Authors:''' [[Othonicar Murilo F]], [[Garcia Geovana S]], [[Oliveira Marcos Tulio]] Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) dysfunction can lead to decreased ATP levels and excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation. Alternative enzymes (AEs) have been successfully used in model organisms to bypass OXPHOS defects and prevent high ROS levels, despite vertebrates and insects having lost their coding genes throughout evolution [1,2,3]. To get a deeper insight into the possible differences between AE-bearing and -lacking animals, we compared the genes coding for subunits of the OXPHOS complexes in tunicates of the genus ''Ciona'' with orthologs in ''Drosophila'' and humans. We found that ''Ciona'' species lack subunits necessary for the formation of respiratory supercomplexes (SCs), which are supramolecular organizations of the invidual OXPHOS complexes able to streamline electron transfer and prevent excessive ROS formation[4]. This suggests that ''Ciona'' species do not form SCs, or do so differently. In agreement, we also found that the ''Ciona intestinalis'' AE alternative oxidase (AOX), when transgenically expressed in ''Drosophila melanogaster'', preferentially receives electrons from the mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, which is not known to be involved in SCs. Only when ''Drosophila'' SCs appear to be disrupted, AOX is able to receive all electrons from Complex I, a well known SC component. We are currently investigating SC formation in AOX-expressing flies and in ''C. intestinalis''. Our findings could offer valuable insights for optimizing AOX expression in possible future therapeutic settings, and shed light on the evolutionary and functional variations between animal OXPHOS systems. # Szibor M, Schenkl C, Barsottini MR, Young L, Moore AL (2022) Targeting the alternative oxidase (AOX) for human health and food security, a pharmaceutical and agrochemical target or a rescue mechanism?. Biochemical Journal, 479(12), 1337-1359. https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20180192 # Viscomi C, Moore AL, Zeviani M, Szibor M (2023) Xenotopic expression of alternative oxidase (AOX) to study mechanisms of mitochondrial disease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 1864(2), 148947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148947 # Saari S. et al. (2019) Alternative respiratory chain enzymes: Therapeutic potential and possible pitfalls. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease, 1865(4), 854-866.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.10.012# Baker N, Patel J, Khacho M (2019) Linking mitochondrial dynamics, cristae remodeling and supercomplex formation: How mitochondrial structure can regulate bioenergetics. Mitochondrion, 49, 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2019.06.003 49, 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2019.06.003 )
Pesta 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' Buescher F-M, [[Schrage-Knoll Irmtrud]] … '''Authors:''' Buescher F-M, [[Schrage-Knoll Irmtrud]], [[Bohmeier Maria]], Kaiser-Stolz C, Kramme J, Rittweger J, [[Pesta Dominik]] '''Introduction:''' Skeletal muscle mitochondrial function is altered in insulin resistant states. Its assessment, however, requires invasive muscle biopsies to obtain viable tissue for functional mitochondrial analysis. Blood cell-based bioenergetics potentially reflects systemic mitochondrial function. Here, we characterized respiratory capacity of skeletal muscle mitochondria and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with type 2 diabetes and assessed whether the latter reflect muscle mitochondrial respirometric measures. '''Methods:''' For that purpose, 20 patients with type 2 diabetes (30 % female, 57±9 years, BMI 28±4 kg/m2) participated in this study. We obtained muscle biopsies from the M. vastus lateralis and venous blood samples to isolate PBMCs. High-resolution respirometry was performed in duplicate to assess mitochondrial respiration from permeabilized muscle fibers and PBMCs using an established SUIT-protocol. '''Results and Discussion:''' Combined NADH-linked (N) electron transfer and succinate-linked (S) OXPHOS capacity was 59.4±13.0 pmol/(s*mg) for muscle and 16.6±5.3 pmol/(s*106 cells) for PBMCs. NS-OXPHOS capacity was not different between females and males for muscle (66.5±9.5 vs 56.3±13.0 pmol/(s*mg), p=0.10) or PBMCs (19.5±5.3 vs 15.3±5.0 pmol/(s*106), p=0.10), respectively. While PBMC mitochondrial function was not correlated with skeletal muscle respiratory function across several respiratory states (all p>0.05), muscle NS-OXPHOS capacity correlated negatively with diabetes disease duration (r=-0.50, p=0.02). These results suggest that there are no sex-specific differences with regard to muscle and PBMC mitochondrial function in individuals with type 2 diabetes. While bioenergetic phenotypes in PBMCs do not reflect muscle mitochondrial function in this cohort, diabetes disease duration negatively associates with muscle mitochondrial function. hort, diabetes disease duration negatively associates with muscle mitochondrial function. )
Alan 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Alan Lukas]] … '''Authors:''' [[Alan Lukas]], [[Calvo E]], [[Enriquez Jose A]], [[Soriano ME]], [[Bean C]], [[Mracek Tomas]] and [[Scorrano Luca]] '''Introduction:''' Obesity is turning into a worldwide pandemic, with most patients also affected by other comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease. With mitochondria being a major site for fatty acid oxidation, they represent an important target for obesity treatment. Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, and their morphology influences both the organization of membrane protein complexes as well as mitochondrial substrate preference1. '''Methods:''' By combining 2-dimension blue native gel electrophoresis with proteomics and bioinformatics in heart mitochondria undergoing membrane remodelling we identified a strong correlation between the key cristae biogenesis protein Opa1 and Vwa8, a putative AAA+ ATPase with a dynein conformation. In order to study the role of Vwa8 protein in mitochondrial physiology, we developed the HEK293 Vwa8 knock-out cell line and Vwa8 KO mice. '''Results and discussion:''' Vwa8 protein localized to the mitochondrial intermembrane space where it formed discrete spots. Deletion of Vwa8 led to an increase in mitochondrial respiration on fatty acids but not on glucose or glutamine. The Vwa8 KO mice showed decreased resting energy requirements as well as higher heat production, indicating a stronger preference for lipid oxidation. Moreover, the subcutaneous adipose tissue of Vwa8 KO mice showed increased markers of browning such as an increase in mitochondria content and lipid droplet multilocularity. The Vwa8 KO mice remained more insulin sensitive and with higher lean mass proportion upon a high-fat diet. In conclusion, Vwa8 affects mitochondrial substrate preference, induces browning of subcutaneous adipose tissue and represents a new target for obesity treatment. # Alan L, Scorrano L. (2022) Shaping fuel utilization by mitochondria. Curr Biol. 2022 Jun 20;32(12):R618-R623. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.006.r Biol. 2022 Jun 20;32(12):R618-R623. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.006. )
Hand 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Arabie D]] … '''Authors:''' [[Arabie D]], [[Hand Steven C]] '''Introduction:''' Invertebrate extremophiles experience metabolic transitions promoted by diapause, anoxia and extreme dehydration/rehydration [1-3]. For embryos of brine shrimp, ''Artemia franciscana'', these reversible shifts are dramatic with respiration depressed below 1% of active states. Recovery from metabolic disruption in mammals is accompanied by generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that cause tissue damage during ischemia-reperfusion [4]. Yet embryos of ''A. franciscana'' survive frequent shifts in metabolism, which implies their mitochondria are poised to tolerate such reactivations without accumulation of damaging ROS. '''Methods:''' Mitochondria were isolated [5] and subjected to anoxia for 30 min while controls received continuous normoxia [4]. Samples were pelleted and resuspended in oxygenated buffer containing fresh substrate, ADP and Amplex Red assay components [4]. Parallel samples included auranofin and dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) to inhibit thioredoxin reductase and glutathione peroxidase, respectively. Protein carbonyls, aconitase/citrate synthase activity ratios, and lipid hydroperoxides were quantified [4,6]. '''Results and Discussion:''' H2O2 accumulation did not increase significantly in mitochondria exposed to anoxia-reoxygenation compared to normoxic controls. By comparison, an 8-fold increase in H2O2 was reported for rat heart mitochondria given the same treatment [4]. As anticipated, inclusion of auranofin and DNCB statistically increased the H2O2 accumulation 2-3 fold in both control and experimental mitochondria. Consistent with the lack of elevated H2O2 after anoxia-reoxygenation, aconitase inactivation also was not detected compared to controls. Statistical increases were not observed in protein carbonyls or lipid hydroperoxides. Evidence suggests mitochondria from ''A. franciscana'' embryos are well protected against ROS accumulation and oxidative damage during severe metabolic transitions. # Hand SC, Denlinger DL, Podrabsky JE, Roy R (2016) Mechanisms of animal diapause: Recent developments from nematodes, crustaceans, insects and fish. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00250.2015# Hand SC, Menze MA, Borcar A, Patil Y, Covi JA, Reynolds JA, Toner M (2011) Metabolic restructuring during energy-limited states: Insights from ''Artemia franciscana'' embryos and other animals. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.02.010# Hand SC, Moore DS, Patil Y (2018) Challenges during diapause and anhydrobiosis: mitochondrial bioenergetics and desiccation tolerance. https://doi.org/10.1002/iub.1953# Chouchani et al. (2013) Cardioprotection by S-nitrosation of a cysteine switch on mitochondrial Complex I. https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3212# Kwast K, Hand SC (1993) Regulatory features of protein synthesis in isolated mitochondria from ''Artemia'' embryos. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.1993.265.6.R1238# Chouchani et al. (2016) Mitochondrial ROS regulate thermogenic energy expenditure and sulfenylation of UCP1. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17399== Affiliation and acknowledgements ==::::Arabie D, Hand Steven C:::: Dept Biological Sciences, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, USA:::: Corresponding author: shand@lsu.edu.:::: '''Funding:''' NSF grant IOS-1457061/IOS-1456809Hand Steven C :::: Dept Biological Sciences, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, USA :::: Corresponding author: shand@lsu.edu. :::: '''Funding:''' NSF grant IOS-1457061/IOS-1456809)
Axelrod 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Axelrod Christopher L]] … '''Authors:''' [[Axelrod Christopher L]], [[Kirwan John P]] Obesity mediates the onset of lipid-induced insulin resistance, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. The inability of mitochondria to maintain core functions such as ATP synthesis, redox homeostasis, organelle quality control, and/or preservation of inheritance is proposed to link obesity-related insulin resistance to the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes, yet evidence remains elusive. To parse out the contributions of obesity versus peripheral insulin resistance, healthy weight adults were infused with an intralipid solution followed by evaluation of skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. The lipid infusion reduced insulin sensitivity and dampened mitochondrial membrane potential while increasing markers of mitochondrial fission and increasing the presence of autophagic vesicles, consistent with activation of the quality control machinery. Despite this, respiratory capacity and mitochondrial content were unaltered. From these studies, we concluded that activation of mitochondrial fission and quality control were early events in the onset of insulin resistance to defend cellular energy homeostasis. Subsequently, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis of individuals across the insulin sensitivity spectrum. We observed that markers of fission and quality control were markedly altered in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes relative to obesity alone and healthy weight despite no apparent differences in respiratory capacity. Mitochondrial volume was incrementally lower in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes relative to healthy weight. Collectively, we conclude that preservation of bioenergetic function in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes is achieved by chronic activation of the quality control machinery which occurs at the expense of mitochondrial volume.y which occurs at the expense of mitochondrial volume.)
Barkova 2023 MiP203 + ('''Authors:''' [[Barkova Daria]] … '''Authors:''' [[Barkova Daria]], [[Ukropec Jozef]], [[Nemec Michal]], [[Slobodova L]], [[Schoen M]], [[Tirpakova V]], [[Krumpolec P]], [[Sumbalova Zuzana]], [[Vician M]], [[Sedliak M]], [[Ukropcova Barbara]] '''Introduction:''' Regular exercise supports healthy ageing and reduces risk of elderly chronic diseases. Respirometry is an important tool in understanding the physiological adaptations in response to physical activity at cellular level. Previously, we showed that 3-month exercise training increases muscle metabolism in the elderly. Present study is aimed to assess the effects of long-term training on muscle oxidative capacity in the subset of individuals continuing regular training for 5 years. '''Methods:''' Volunteers (n=60, 66.9±1.2 years, 27.1±3.9 kg/m2) were recruited for 3-month intervention study: 36 of them underwent aerobic-strength training, 24 volunteers were active controls. A volunteer subpopulation continued aerobic-strength training for next 5 years (n=15), and is compared to non-exercising controls (n=15). Body composition, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and other metabolic parameters were assessed. Samples of m. vastus lateralis obtained by biopsy were used for measurement of muscle mitochondria oxygen consumption by O2k high-resolution respirometry, applying RP1 SUIT protocol. '''Results and discussion:''' Three-month exercise training enhanced muscle mitochondrial respiration rate in the elderly undergoing exercise training compared to controls. So far, two individuals completed follow up phenotyping after 5 years training. A slight deterioration in anthropometric (increased BMI by ~ 8 % and visceral fat content by ~ 36%) and metabolic parameters was observed, together with a reduction in muscle mitochondrial respiration (by ~ 15 %). Short-term training improved the whole-body and muscle metabolism in the elderly. Obtaining data from exercising and non-exercising cohorts (currently ongoing) will allow us to assess the impact of a long-term intervention.ongoing) will allow us to assess the impact of a long-term intervention.)
Brunetta 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Brunetta Henver Simionato]] … '''Authors:''' [[Brunetta Henver Simionato]], [[Palermo Ruiz Gabriel]], [[Ludwig Raissa]], [[Ruberti Olivia]], [[Bechara Luiz]], [[Consonni Silvio]], [[Rodrigues Bruno]], [[Ferreira Julio Cesar B]], [[Mori Marcelo AS]] The negative effects of high-fat high-sucrose (HFHS) diet consumption on heart function are exacerbated in mice lacking DICER in adipocytes (AdicerKO). These findings suggest a protective role of adipocyte-derived microRNAs on heart physiology. Exercise training is known to have a protective role in cardiometabolic diseases. However, it is not known whether chronic aerobic training is able to rescue heart dysfunction in HFHS-fed AdicerKO mice. Here, we fed AdicerKO mice with a HFHS diet for 12 weeks, after confirming the deleterious effects of the diet on these mice, we submitted them to moderate aerobic training for 8 weeks, 5 days/week for 60 minutes each section while keeping them on HFHS-diet. Chronic aerobic training restored end-systolic volume and stroke volume in the hearts of HFHS-fed AdicerKO mice without changing ejection fraction. In addition, aerobic exercise increased left ventricle diameter in both, systolic and diastolic, phases. Notably, HFHS-fed AdicerKO-trained mice presented lower heart rate with no differences in systolic blood pressure compared to HFHS-fed AdicerKO sedentary mice. Mechanistically, chronic exercise training lowered mitochondrial H2O2 emission and oxidative stress alongside greater lipid- and succinate-supported mitochondrial respiration. Importantly, these effects were not followed by changes in triacylglycerol content within the left ventricle or fibrosis. In summary, chronic aerobic training is capable to rescue heart function of HFHS-fed AdicerKO mice in association with improvements in mitochondrial bioenergetics and redox balance.ssociation with improvements in mitochondrial bioenergetics and redox balance.)
Cardoso 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Cardoso Luiza HD]] … '''Authors:''' [[Cardoso Luiza HD]], [[Donnelly Chris]], [[Komlodi Timea]], [[Doerrier Carolina]], [[Gnaiger Erich]] '''Introduction:''' Multiple mt-matrix dehydrogenases reduce NAD+ to NADH+H+, which is oxidized by CI (N-junction). Convergent electron flow through several mt-Complexes (CI, CII, CETF, etc) reduces electron transfer system (ETS)-reactive ubiquinone (UQ) to ubiquinol (UQH2), which is oxidized by CIII (Q-junction). The aim of our study was to analyze the relationships between the N- and Q-redox states and electron transfer rates. '''Methods:''' Respiration and N- or Q-redox fractions were measured simultaneously with the Oroboros NextGen-O2k. Multiple protocols were used with sequential titrations of substrates, inhibitors, and uncouplers [1, 2]: N-pool with pyruvate&glutamate&malate, mouse liver mitochondria; Q-pool with succinate&rotenone, octanoylcarnitine&malate or palmitoylcarnitine&malate, permeabilized HEK 293T. After substrates, ADP, CCCP and antimycin A were titrated. '''Results and discussion:''' Varying energy supply upstream of the Q-junction by using combinations of substrates and ETS-inhibitors in the noncoupled state, the Q-pool became reduced in direct proportion to respiration. In contrast, varying downstream energy demand in the absence of ADP (LEAK), by ADP activation (OXPHOS), and by uncoupler titrations (ET capacity), the N- and Q-pools were reduced in indirect proportion to respiration. The opposite correlations between redox state and respiratory rate were explained by the contrasting effects of varying electron push from different fuel substrates of the ETS or electron pull modulated by coupling and corresponding energy demand. Special emphasis on the interaction between fatty acid oxidation, CI, and CII – all involving separate electron entries into the Q-junction [3] – is particularly relevant in the context of obesity and bioenergetics studies.# Komlódi T, Cardoso LHD, Doerrier C, Moore AL, Rich PR, Gnaiger E (2021) Coupling and pathway control of coenzyme Q redox state and respiration in isolated mitochondria. https://doi.org/10.26124/bec:2021-0003# Gnaiger E (2020) Mitochondrial pathways and respiratory control. An introduction to OXPHOS analysis. 5th ed. https://doi.org/10.26124/bec:2020-0002 # Gnaiger E (2023) Complex II ambiguities ― FADH2 in the electron transfer system. https://doi.org/10.26124/mitofit:2023-0003.v4 E (2023) Complex II ambiguities ― FADH2 in the electron transfer system. https://doi.org/10.26124/mitofit:2023-0003.v4 )
Chicco 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Chicco Adam J]] … '''Authors:''' [[Chicco Adam J]], [[Le Catherine H]], [[Mulligan Christopher M]], [[Whitcomb Luke A]], [[Evans Amanda E]], [[Routh Melissa A]], [[Sparanga Genevieve C]] Cardiolipin (CL) is a tetra-acyl mitochondrial phospholipid that supports the optimal function of several mitochondrial membrane proteins and processes. In the healthy mammalian heart, the majority of CL species contain four linoleate acyl chains (L4CL). A marked depletion of cardiac L4CL is paralleled by an increase in CL species containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in hyperphagic obese (''Lepob''; OB) mice despite no change in dietary fat composition [1], but the mechanisms and functional relevance of these changes are unclear. We hypothesized that this shift in CL composition results from increased activity of delta-6 desaturase (D6D), the rate limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of DHA and conversion of linoleate into highly unsaturated ω-6 fatty acids, by altering the distribution of fatty acids available for CL remodeling. To test this, we administered the selective D6D inhibitor SC-26196 (100 mg/kg/d in chow) to 4-5 month-old OB or lean (C57Bl/6) mice for 4 weeks. As hypothesized, D6D inhibition reversed obesity-related changes in cardiac CL composition, restoring L4CL and DHA-enriched CL species to within 5 % of levels in lean mice, which paralleled reciprocal shifts in the linoleate and DHA levels of total myocardial phospholipids. Obesity-related decreases in cardiac mitochondrial respiratory control by ADP (with NS pathway substrates) and greater mitochondrial H2O2 release during both LEAK and OXPHOS states were also abolished by D6D inhibition. These results corroborate accumulating evidence that cardiac CL composition is strongly influenced by the membrane fatty acids available for CL remodeling [2-3], and may impact the bioenergetic efficiency of mitochondrial respiration. # Han X, Yang J, Yang K, ZhongdancZ, Abendschein DR, Gross RW (2007) Alterations in Myocardial Cardiolipin Content and Composition Occur at the Very Earliest Stages of Diabetes: A Shotgun Lipidomics Study Biochemistry https://doi.org/10.1021/bi7004015 # Le CH et al. (2014) Delta-6-desaturase links PUFA metabolism with phospholipid remodeling and disease progression in heart failure. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000744 # Oemer G, Edenhofer ML, Wohlfarter Y, Lackner K, Leman G, Koch J, Cardoso LHD, Lindner HH, Gnaiger E, Dubrac S, Zschocke J, Keller MA (2021) Fatty acyl availability modulates cardiolipin composition and alters mitochondrial function in HeLa cells. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlr.2021.100111 and alters mitochondrial function in HeLa cells. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlr.2021.100111 )
Giordano 2023 MiPschool Obergurgl + ('''Authors:''' [[Giordano Luca]] … '''Authors:''' [[Giordano Luca]], [[Nolte A]], [[Wittig Ilka]], [[Pak Oleg]], [[Knoepp F]], [[Ramser K]], [[Wahl J]], [[Cabrera A]], [[Huettemann Maik]], [[Grossman Lawrence]], [[Pecina Petr]], [[Ghofrani HA]], [[Seeger W]], [[Weissmann Norbert]], [[Giehl K]], [[Sommer Natascha]] '''Introduction:''' Hypoxia in the lung alveoli triggers the contraction of the small precapillary pulmonary arteries, i.e., hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV), avoiding life-threatening hypoxemia. Pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) are involved in HPV, with the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (COX) subunit 4 isoform 2 (Cox4i2) playing an essential role in the acute oxygen sensing1. Nonetheless, the molecular mechanism by which Cox4i2 sensitizes the whole COX remains unclear. '''Methods:''' We analysed superoxide production by MitoSOX, oxygen consumption by high-resolution respirometry, redox changes of the electron transport system (ETS) by RAMAN spectroscopy, and supercomplex formation by blue native gel analysis of PASMCs isolated from wild type (WT) and Cox4i2 knockout mice (Cox4i2 KO) exposed to normoxia or hypoxia. To figure out the role of Cox4i2-specific cysteine residues we generated mouse epithelial (CMT167) cells overexpressing either Cox4i1, or WT Cox4i2, or Cox4i2 mutants (C41S, C55A, C109S), and we tested their superoxide production and oxygen affinity. '''Results:''' Respiration, abundance, and COX assembly were similar in WT and Cox4i2 KO PASMCs. On the contrary, hypoxia-induced production of superoxide and the reduction of ETS components (NADH, ubiquinol, cytochrome c) was prevented in Cox4i2 KO PASMCs. CMT167 cells expressing either Cox4i1, or Cox4i2 mutants lacked hypoxia-induced superoxide production, which was detected only in cells expressing WT Cox4i2. Overexpression of Cox4i1, or Cox4i2, or Cox4i2 mutants did not affect oxygen affinity. Our findings suggests that Cox4i2 does not alter superoxide production by rearrangement of supercomplexes, but by the reduction of the ETS, likely mediated by the cysteine residues.Sommer N, Hüttemann M, et al. Mitochondrial Complex IV Subunit 4 Isoform 2 Is Essential for Acute Pulmonary Oxygen Sensing. Circ Res. 2017;121(4):424-38.r Acute Pulmonary Oxygen Sensing. Circ Res. 2017;121(4):424-38. )
Guerrier 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Guerrier Lisa]] … '''Authors:''' [[Guerrier Lisa]], [[Malpuech-Brugere C]], [[Bacoeur-Ouzillou O]], [[Cassagnes L]], [[Pezet D]], [[Gagniere J]], [[Richard R]], [[Touron Julianne]] '''Introduction:''' Adipose tissue (AT), as an endocrine organ, plays an important role in health and diseases, but unlike skeletal muscle, its energy metabolism have been under investigated due to technical limitations. Nevertheless, according to recent studies, mitochondria could play a predominant role in AT disorders and their activity could depend on adiposity level (1-3). This study aims to evaluate mitochondrial activity and metabolism of human visceral and subcutaneous white AT and their relationship with body mass index (BMI) and composition. '''Methods:''' Sixty-two patients undergoing digestive surgery, without chemotherapy, nor parietal infection, have been included in the study with BMI ranging from 15.4 to 51.9 kg·m-2. Their body composition was assessed by computed tomographic (CT) image at third lumbar vertebra (L3). Mitochondrial function was measured in situ in digitonin-permeabilized adipocytes using high resolution respirometry and a substrate/inhibitor titration approach (Figure) (4,5). Protein accumulation of mitochondrial and lipid metabolism key elements was evaluated by Western-blot. '''Results and discussion:''' Results showed a negative correlation between maximal mitochondrial respiration and BMI (p<0.05) as well as with AT surface, regardless of the anatomical location, though, OXPHOS respiration was significantly higher in visceral (2.22±0.15 pmol·sec-1·mg-1) than in the subcutaneous AT (1.79±0.17 pmol·sec-1·mg-1). Thus, mitochondrial function can be studied with small amount of AT despite its low mitochondrial density and can be discriminated according to AT depot and BMI. Further analyses are required to know whether the observed differences are quantitative and/or qualitative, as well as to identify the mechanisms involved # Ling Y et al. (2019) Persistent low body weight in humans is associated with higher mitochondrial activity in white adipose tissue. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz144# Fischer B, Schöttl T, Schempp C, Fromme T, Hauner H, Klingenspor M, Skurk T (2015) Inverse relationship between body mass index and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity in human subcutaneous adipocytes. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00524.2014# Wessels B, Honecker J, Schöttl T, Stecher L, Klingenspor M, Hauner H, Skurk T (2019) Adipose Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity in Obesity is Impaired Independently of Glycemic Status of Tissue Donors. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22435# Kraunsøe R, Boushel R, Neigaard Hansen C, Schjerling P, Qvortrup K, Støckel M, Mikines KJ, Dela F (2010) Mitochondrial respiration in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue from patients with morbid obesity. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2009.184754# Sahl RE, Frederikke Høy Helms E, Schmücker M, Flensted-Jensen M, Ingersen A, Morville T, Dela F, Wulff Helge J, Larsen S (2021) Reliability and variation in mitochondrial respiration in human adipose tissue. https://doi.org/10.1080/21623945.2021.1991617en S (2021) Reliability and variation in mitochondrial respiration in human adipose tissue. https://doi.org/10.1080/21623945.2021.1991617 )
Holloway 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Holloway Graham P]] … '''Authors:''' [[Holloway Graham P]], [[Petrick Heather L]], [[van Loon LJC]] Mitochondria play a key role in metabolic homeostasis, with impaired mitochondrial biology directly linked with numerous pathological conditions, including skeletal muscle atrophy, insulin resistance and heart dysfunction. Our team has focused on identifying nutritional approaches that preserve mitochondrial bioenergetics as a preventative medicine approach. In particular, we have studied dietary nitrate, which can be consumed through foods such as beets and green leafy vegetables or supplementation, as this compound appears to positively affect mitochondrial bioenergetics in diverse tissues. Additionally, we have shown that dietary nitrate can prevent high-fat diet-induced cardiac dysfunction, whole-body insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hepatic dysfunction. Moreover, we have recently uncovered that nitrate prevents skeletal muscle disuse-mediated reductions in mitochondrial protein synthesis rates (FSR), mitochondrial protein content, respiration and prevented the normal increase mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) emission during limb immobilization. While these physiological outcomes are likely in part linked to the serial reduction of nitrate to systemic nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation, we have also utilized fecal microbial transplantation from nitrate-fed donors to prevent HFD-induced cardiac dysfunction in the absence of increasing serum nitrate or reducing blood pressure. Given these systemic, reproducible, and consistent effects, nitrate appears to represent a viable therapeutic approach to improve mitochondrial bioenergetics to combat compromised cardiometabolic health in diverse situations.promised cardiometabolic health in diverse situations.)
Jasinska 2023 MiPschool Obergurgl + ('''Authors:''' [[Jasinska Joanna]] … '''Authors:''' [[Jasinska Joanna]], [[Bednarczyk Piotr]], [[Kalenik B]], [[Kulawiak Bogusz]], [[Wrzosek A]], [[Szewczyk Adam]] Recent studies point out that mitochondria are not only a source of ATP in the cell, but more and more data indicate their role related to Ca2+ buffering, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activation of intracellular signaling pathways of necrosis and apoptosis. Recent studies clearly indicate that mitochondrial potassium channels (mitoK) present in the inner mitochondrial membrane play an important protective role in the ischemia-reperfusion processes of myocardial cell damage. These results were obtained using low molecular weight chemicals. Due to the lack of selective modulators of potassium channels, we opted for an alternative approach to modulate the activity of mitoK channels by changing the redox state of the respiratory chain, which we have demonstrated in previous studies. Some respiratory chain proteins are thought to absorb infrared (IR) light. Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) may be important in these mechanisms because it has four metal redox centers: binuclear CuA, CuB, heme a, and heme a3. All these metal centers are able to absorb light waves in the IR region. Data obtained in our laboratory indicate that COX may be functionally linked to mitochondrial high-conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channels (mitoBKCa) in the U87 cell line1. Using the patch-clamp technique with the illumination system, we exposed the mitoBKCa channel. We observed that in the presence of ferricyanide, channel activity was inhibited and that mitoBK channel activity could be restored by 820 nm illumination, suggesting that COX is involved in the modulation of mitoBK channel activity.# Szewczyk A and Bednarczyk P (2018) Modulation of the Mitochondrial Potassium Channel Activity by Infrared Light. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.288ed Light. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.288 )
Karabatsiakis 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Karabatsiakis Alexander]] … '''Authors:''' [[Karabatsiakis Alexander]], [[Manrique Juan-Salinas]], [[Stoll Thomas]], [[Hennessy Thomas]], [[Hill Michelle M]], [[Dietrich Detlef E]] Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by impairments in mental and physical performance. Despite intensified hypothesis-driven research, applicable biomarkers for MDD are missing. Research showed that MD is associated with impaired mitochondrial bioenergetic functioning in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). However, deeper biomolecular insights into bioenergetic and associated biochemical changes in blood underlying the pathophysiology of MDD are necessary to identify new biomarker candidates. Here, the biochemistry of PBMC-surrounding blood was analyzed using a hypothesis-free biomarker identification approach combining metabolite and lipid fingerprinting. Biochemical fingerprints of serum were compared between female individuals (N = 44) with and without MDD. Serum extracts were separated by liquid chromatography and detected with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The data was analyzed by multiple group comparisons and correlations, as well as two multivariate classification procedures. Next, our previously identified alterations in mitochondrial bioenergetics in PBMC were co-considered as an outcome for our biomarker identification approach. Consequently, the most promising compound was tested for correlation with mitochondrial respiration. Nine biomarker candidates discriminated between MDD and non-MDD with high predictive accuracy (90.9 %). The detected compounds are involved in lipid and amino acid-metabolism. ''9,10-dihydroxy-octadenedioic acid'' was revealed as a robust biomarker candidate with a predictive accuracy of 81.8 % and significant mean positive correlation with parameters of mitochondrial respiration (r = 0.31-0.48, p<0.01). Our fingerprinting results highlight novel biomarker candidates and associated pathways for MDD research. The unraveled biochemical pathways indicate a modulated association of MDD with inflammation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial bioenergetics. The biomarker candidates have to be replicated in independent cohorts of all ages & sexes.be replicated in independent cohorts of all ages & sexes.)
Zouhar 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Kopecky Jan]] … '''Authors:''' [[Kopecky Jan]], [[Zouhar Petr]], [[Janovska Petra]], [[Bardova K]], [[Otahal J]], [[Vrbacky Marek]], [[Mracek Tomas]], [[Adamcova K]], [[Lenkova L]], [[Funda J]], [[Cajka T]], [[Drahota Zdenek]], [[Stanic S]], [[Rustan Arild C]], [[Horakova Olga]], [[Houstek Josef]], [[Rosmeissl M]] Heat production is essential for maintaining a constant body temperature, and is an important component of energy balance. Well-described mechanisms involved in heat generation include shivering of muscle and non-shivering thermogenesis (NST) in brown adipose tissue (BAT). Thermogenesis in BAT, which is dependent on the presence of the mitochondrial protein UCP1, is the focus of interest for its potential use in the treatment of obesity. Other mechanisms of NST and their significance are relatively poorly understood. We have shown [1] that obesity-resistant A/J mice acclimated to cold failed to increase adrenergically stimulated NST in BAT and activated NST in skeletal muscle instead. Heat generation in muscle involved increased calcium ion cycling in the endoplasmic reticulum associated with higher mitochondrial oxidative activity. The involvement of different thermogenic mechanisms could be related to the different susceptibility to obesity. The resistance of A/J mice to obesity may result, at least in part, from their ability to activate NST in muscle. Such mechanism may provide a more promising way to treat obesity than potential therapies based on increasing thermogenesis in BAT, as the capacity of skeletal muscle of adult human to burn fat energy stores is several fold greater than in BAT. Thus, only a relatively small increase in thermogenesis in muscle could significantly reduce adipose tissue deposition. How to achieve such an increase is a challenge for further research. # Janovska P et al., 2023, Mol Metab. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101683Metab. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101683 )
Mahapatra 2023 MiP2023 + ('''Authors:''' [[Mahapatra Gargi]] … '''Authors:''' [[Mahapatra Gargi]], [[Gao Zhengrong]], [[Bateman James R III]], [[Lockhart Samuel Neal]], [[Bergstrom Jaclyn]], [[Craft Suzanne]], [[Molina Anthony JA]] Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), including prediabetes and diabetes, increases risk of developing age related disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We analyzed mitochondrial bioenergetics in platelets collected from 208 adults, 55 years and older, with or without insulin sensitivities (112 normoglycemics (NG), 96 IGTs). Platelets from IGT participants exhibited unique bioenergetic profiles exemplified by higher mitochondrial respiration than NG. IGT platelets exhibited higher glucose-dependent maximal (Max) and spare respiratory (SRC) capacities compared to NG, and higher fatty acid oxidation-dependent maximal coupled (MaxOXPHOS) and uncoupled (MaxETS) respiration compared to NG. Correlating bioenergetics from all 208 participants combined with glucose measures (OGTT_120, OGTT_AUC, and HbA1c) revealed significant positive associations. Most associations were unaltered with age, sex, and BMI adjustments. Further separating NG and IGT participants and correlating platelet respiration with glucose measures revealed distinct trends in NG versus IGT group. In NG, previously observed associations remained intact, and new significant positive associations emerged between platelet bioenergetics and HbA1c. Associations in IGT group were overall negative. Identifying systemic mitochondrial mechanisms that associate with glucose intolerance in older adults will help in monitoring pathological progression of AD in relation to comorbidities such as insulin sensitivity, and supports the development of minimally invasive biomarkers of AD.# Mahapatra G, Gao, Bateman JR III, Lockhart SN, Bergstrom J, DeWitt AR, Piloso JE, Kramer PA, Gonzalez-Armenta JL, Amick A, Casanova R, Craft S, Molina AJA (2022) Blood-Based Bioenergetic Profiling Reveals Differences in Mitochondrial Function Associated with Cognitive Performance and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12731 & Dementia 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12731 )