Trial reportCirculation. Heart failure2017
Novel Mitochondria-Targeting Peptide in Heart Failure Treatment: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Elamipretide.
Trial report in Circulation. Heart failure, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02388464 (A Phase 1 Clinical Pharmacology Study of the Effects of a Single 4 Hour Intravenous Infusion of Bendavia™), which is not on this map. Cited by 113 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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A Phase 1 Clinical Pharmacology Study of the Effects of a Single 4 Hour Intravenous Infusion of Bendavia™ (MTP-131) in Subjects With Stable New York Heart Association Class II-III Congestive Heart Failure Due to Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Who cites it
113 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 176 citations in OpenAlex.
- Therapeutic targeting of mitochondrial dysfunction in heart failure: a systematic review & meta-analysis of clinical outcomes.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants on glycaemic control, cardiovascular health, and oxidative stress in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2022Pooled it
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- Ferroptosis-Mitochondrial Crosstalk in Cardiomyocyte Death: The Cardiomyocyte Ferroptotic Amplification Circuit (CFAC) as a Proposed, Testable Systems Framework.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2026Review
- Molecular damage associated with ageing drives inflammation in cardiovascular disease.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
- Mitochondrial quality control in human ageing and longevity.Nature metabolism · 2026Review
- Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy: bridging molecular mechanisms and clinical frontiers.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
- CRISPR-Cas-based activation of PPARGC1A boosts endogenous mitochondria and enhances cardiac function after myocardial infarction.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026Article
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- Mitochondrial translational control in cardiovascular diseases: from mechanisms to therapies.Redox biology · 2026Review
- Therapeutic Peptides in Aesthetic, Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions: Effects, Safety, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Structural and Metabolic Remodeling of Skeletal Muscle in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Review: Beyond the Failing Heart.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Paradigm shift: from pulmonary vasodilation to cardiopulmonary dual-track therapy-a comprehensive review of pathophysiology and advances in pulmonary hypertension-associated right heart failure.Respiratory research · 2026Review
- Strategic Targeting of Mitochondria: Bridging Biology and Therapy for Health Benefits.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Review
- Review
- Next-Generation Antioxidants in Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanistic Insights and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mitochondrial Targeting by Elamipretide Improves Myocardial Bioenergetics Without Translating into Functional Benefits in HFpEF.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Elamipretide Improves Mitochondrial Function in Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein-Deficient Mice and Human Fibroblasts.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2026Article
- Pharmacological strategies for myocardial protection in cardiac surgery: current science and the emerging role of multi-omics and artificial intelligence.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Mitochondria-Targeted Peptides and Bilayer Composition Modulate Membrane Electroporation under Elevated Electrochemical Stress.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2025Article
53 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundMitochondrial dysfunction and energy depletion in the failing heart are innovative therapeutic targets in heart failure management. Elamipretide is a novel tetrapeptide that increases mitochondrial energy; however, its safety, tolerability, and therapeutic effect on cardiac structure and function have not been studied in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. METHODS AND
resultsIn this double-blind, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose trial, patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (ejection fraction, ≤35%) were randomized to either a single 4-hour infusion of elamipretide (cohort 1 [n=8], 0.005; cohort 2 [n=8], 0.05; and cohort 3 [n=8], 0.25 mg·kg
conclusionsThis is the first study to evaluate elamipretide in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and demonstrates that a single infusion of elamipretide is safe and well tolerated. High-dose elamipretide resulted in favorable changes in left ventricular volumes that correlated with peak plasma concentrations, supporting a temporal association and dose-effect relationship. Further study of elamipretide is needed to determine long-term safety and efficacy. CLINICAL
trial registrationURL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02388464.
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