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ArticleScientific reports2018

High throughput screening of mitochondrial bioenergetics in human differentiated myotubes identifies novel enhancers of muscle performance in aged mice.

Nadine Biesemann, Janina S Ried, Danping Ding-Pfennigdorff, Axel Dietrich, Christine Rudolph, Steffen Hahn, Wolfgang Hennerici, Christian Asbrand, Thomas Leeuw, Carsten Strübing

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nadine BiesemannR&D Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. nadine.biesemann@sanofi.com.
Janina S RiedR&D Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Danping Ding-PfennigdorffR&D Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Axel DietrichR&D TMED Bioinformatics, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Christine RudolphR&D Integrated Drug Discovery, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Steffen HahnR&D Clinical Science Operations, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Wolfgang HennericiR&D Clinical Science Operations, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Christian AsbrandR&D Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Thomas LeeuwR&D Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Carsten StrübingR&D Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutic Area, Sanofi, Industriepark Hoechst, 65926, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. carsten.struebing@sanofi.com.
Sanofi (Germany) · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a contributor to age-related muscle loss and functional impairment. Therefore, we developed a high throughput screening strategy that enabled the identification of compounds boosting mitochondrial energy production in a human skeletal muscle cell model. Screening of 7949 pure natural products revealed 22 molecules that significantly increased oxygen consumption and ATP levels in myotubes. One of the most potent compounds was the flavanone hesperetin. Hesperetin (10 µM) increased intracellular ATP by 33% and mitochondrial spare capacity by 25%. Furthermore, the compound reduced oxidative stress in primary myotubes as well as muscle tissue in vivo. In aged mice administration of hesperetin (50 mg/kg/d) completely reverted the age-related decrease of muscle fiber size and improved running performance of treated animals. These results provide a novel screening platform for the discovery of drugs that can improve skeletal muscle function in patients suffering from sarcopenia or other disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.

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Adenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCell DifferentiationEnergy MetabolismHesperidinHumansMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMiceMitochondriaMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalOxidative StressAdenosine TriphosphatehesperetinHesperidin

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PMID29925868
PMCPMC6010423
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