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ReviewBiophysical journal2024

How and when to measure mitochondrial inner membrane potentials.

Alicia J Kowaltowski, Fernando Abdulkader

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Review in Biophysical journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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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

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alicia J KowaltowskiDepartamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: alicia@iq.usp.br.
Fernando AbdulkaderDepartmento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The scientific literature on mitochondria has increased significantly over the years due to findings that these organelles have widespread roles in the onset and progression of pathological conditions such as metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, and cancer. Researchers have extensively explored how mitochondrial properties and functions are modified in different models, often using fluorescent inner mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) probes to assess functional mitochondrial aspects such as protonmotive force and oxidative phosphorylation. This review provides an overview of existing techniques to measure ΔpH and ΔΨm, highlighting their advantages, limitations, and applications. It discusses drawbacks of ΔΨm probes, especially when used without calibration, and conditions where alternative methods should replace ΔΨm measurements for the benefit of the specific scientific objectives entailed. Studies investigating mitochondria and their vast biological roles would be significantly advanced by the understanding of the correct applications as well as limitations of protonmotive force measurements and use of fluorescent ΔΨm probes, adopting more precise, artifact-free, sensitive, and quantitative measurements of mitochondrial functionality.

Indexed as

Membrane Potential, MitochondrialAnimalsFluorescent DyesHumansMitochondriaMitochondrial MembranesFluorescent Dyes

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PMID38454598
PMCPMC11700358

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