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ReviewAntioxidants & redox signaling2015

Protective mechanisms of mitochondria and heart function in diabetes.

Miguel A Aon, Carlo G Tocchetti, Niraj Bhatt, Nazareno Paolocci, Sonia Cortassa

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Review in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miguel A AonDivision of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Carlo G TocchettiDivision of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Niraj BhattDivision of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Nazareno PaolocciDivision of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sonia CortassaDivision of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Mechanisms Underlying Mitrochondrial Dysfunction in the Diabetic HeartR01HL091923 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI AKAR, FADI GABRIEL, AON, MIGUEL ANTONIO · 2009 to 2012
$1.9M
Mechanisms of ROS Balance and Cardiac Energy Metabolism in Diabetes MellitusR21HL106054 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CORTASSA, SONIA DEL CARMEN · 2011 to 2012
$451k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01-HL091923NHLBI NIH HHS R21HL106054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

significanceThe heart depends on continuous mitochondrial ATP supply and maintained redox balance to properly develop force, particularly under increased workload. During diabetes, however, myocardial energetic-redox balance is perturbed, contributing to the systolic and diastolic dysfunction known as diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC). CRITICAL ISSUES: How these energetic and redox alterations intertwine to influence the DC progression is still poorly understood. Excessive bioavailability of both glucose and fatty acids (FAs) play a central role, leading, among other effects, to mitochondrial dysfunction. However, where and how this nutrient excess affects mitochondrial and cytoplasmic energetic/redox crossroads remains to be defined in greater detail. RECENT ADVANCES: We review how high glucose alters cellular redox balance and affects mitochondrial DNA. Next, we address how lipid excess, either stored in lipid droplets or utilized by mitochondria, affects performance in diabetic hearts by influencing cardiac energetic and redox assets. Finally, we examine how the reciprocal energetic/redox influence between mitochondrial and cytoplasmic compartments shapes myocardial mechanical activity during the course of DC, focusing especially on the glutathione and thioredoxin systems. FUTURE DIRECTIONS: Protecting mitochondria from losing their ability to generate energy, and to control their own reactive oxygen species emission is essential to prevent the onset and/or to slow down DC progression. We highlight mechanisms enforced by the diabetic heart to counteract glucose/FAs surplus-induced damage, such as lipid storage, enhanced mitochondria-lipid droplet interaction, and upregulation of key antioxidant enzymes. Learning more on the nature and location of mechanisms sheltering mitochondrial functions would certainly help in further optimizing therapies for human DC.

Indexed as

AnimalsDiabetes MellitusDiabetic CardiomyopathiesDNA, MitochondrialFatty AcidsGlucoseHumansMitochondria, HeartMyocardiumOxidation-ReductionDNA, MitochondrialFatty AcidsGlucose

Identifiers

PMID25674814
PMCPMC4449630
OpenAlexW2090801130

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