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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2018

Polymer Functionalization of Isolated Mitochondria for Cellular Transplantation and Metabolic Phenotype Alteration.

Suhong Wu, Aijun Zhang, Shumin Li, Somik Chatterjee, Ruogu Qi, Victor Segura-Ibarra, Mauro Ferrari, Anisha Gupte, Elvin Blanco, Dale J Hamilton

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 84 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Suhong WuDepartment of Nanomedicine Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Aijun ZhangCenter for Bioenergetics Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Shumin LiCenter for Bioenergetics Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Somik ChatterjeeCenter for Bioenergetics Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Ruogu QiDepartment of Nanomedicine Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Victor Segura-IbarraDepartment of Nanomedicine Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Mauro FerrariDepartment of Nanomedicine Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Anisha GupteCenter for Bioenergetics Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Elvin BlancoDepartment of Nanomedicine Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Dale J HamiltonCenter for Bioenergetics Houston Methodist Research Institute Houston TX 77030 USA.
Houston Methodist · USCornell University · USBioEnergetics (United States) · USWeill Cornell Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant mitochondrial energy transfer underlies prevalent chronic health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondrial transplantation represents an innovative strategy aimed at restoring favorable metabolic phenotypes in cells with dysfunctional energy metabolism. While promising, significant barriers to in vivo translation of this approach abound, including limited cellular uptake and recognition of mitochondria as foreign. The objective is to functionalize isolated mitochondria with a biocompatible polymer to enhance cellular transplantation and eventual in vivo applications. Herein, it is demonstrated that grafting of a polymer conjugate composed of dextran with triphenylphosphonium onto isolated mitochondria protects the organelles and facilitates cellular internalization compared with uncoated mitochondria. Importantly, mitochondrial transplantation into cancer and cardiovascular cells has profound effects on respiration, mediating a shift toward improved oxidative phosphorylation, and reduced glycolysis. These findings represent the first demonstration of polymer functionalization of isolated mitochondria, highlighting a viable strategy for enabling clinical applications of mitochondrial transplantation.

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bioenergetic switchescancercardiac failuremitochondrial transplantationsurface modification/decoration

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PMID29593955
PMCPMC5867055
OpenAlexW2782012044

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