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ReviewMitochondrion2016

The rise of mitochondria in medicine.

Martin Picard, Douglas C Wallace, Yan Burelle

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Mitochondrion, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07261111 (Effect of Subtle Energy Transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice on Mitochondrial DNA), which is not on this map. Cited by 231 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
231citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
30.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07261111 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Subtle Energy Transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice on Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes

TypeinterventionalSponsorSha Research FoundationRan2026 to 2031Enrolled50ConditionsMitochondrial DNA, Quality of LifeArmsMindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Greatest Love)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

231 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 440 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Human studies of mitochondrial biology demonstrate an overall lack of binary sex differences: A multivariate meta-analysis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2022
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  5. Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, but not leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number, is elevated in major depressive disorder.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2018
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  15. Genome-wide association study of mature cow size traits in American Angus cattle.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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171 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Martin PicardDepartment of Psychiatry, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Neurology and CTNI, H Houston Merritt Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: mp3484@columbia.edu.
Douglas C WallaceThe Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yan BurelleFaculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

MITOCHONDRIAL INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISMR01NS021328 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI WALLACE, DOUGLAS C · 1985 to 2017
$6.5M
Mouse models for mitochondrial disorders caused by mutations in mtDNAR01OD010944 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI ALEXEYEV, MIKHAIL F., WALLACE, DOUGLAS C · 2012 to 2020
$2.6M
Mitochondrial Diabetes & Manganic Porphyrin TreatmentR01DK073691 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI WALLACE, DOUGLAS C · 2006 to 2010
$1.5M
CIHR MFE274188CIHR MOP136999NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK073691NIH HHS R01 OD010944NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS021328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Once considered exclusively the cell's powerhouse, mitochondria are now recognized to perform multiple essential functions beyond energy production, impacting most areas of cell biology and medicine. Since the emergence of molecular biology and the discovery of pathogenic mitochondrial DNA defects in the 1980's, research advances have revealed a number of common human diseases which share an underlying pathogenesis involving mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria undergo function-defining dynamic shape changes, communicate with each other, regulate gene expression within the nucleus, modulate synaptic transmission within the brain, release molecules that contribute to oncogenic transformation and trigger inflammatory responses systemically, and influence the regulation of complex physiological systems. Novel mitopathogenic mechanisms are thus being uncovered across a number of medical disciplines including genetics, oncology, neurology, immunology, and critical care medicine. Increasing knowledge of the bioenergetic aspects of human disease has provided new opportunities for diagnosis, therapy, prevention, and in connecting various domains of medicine. In this article, we overview specific aspects of mitochondrial biology that have contributed to - and likely will continue to enhance the progress of modern medicine.

Indexed as

Energy MetabolismHumansMedicineMitochondriaMitochondrial DiseasesBrain functionGene expressionImmunityMedical scienceMitochondriaMitochondrial dynamicsmtDNASignaling

Identifiers

PMID27423788
PMCPMC5023480
OpenAlexW2466124354

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