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ArticleNature communications2025

An AI-assisted fluorescence microscopic system for screening mitophagy inducers by simultaneous analysis of mitophagic intermediates.

Yicheng Wang, Pengfei Song, Heqing Zhou, Pengwei Wang, Yan Li, Zhiyong Shao, Lu Wang, Yan You, Zuhai Lei, Jinhua Yu and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yicheng Wang *School of Pharmacy; MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery; MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases; Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-6679-536X
Pengfei Song *College of Biomedical Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Heqing Zhou *School of Pharmacy; MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery; MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases; Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Pengwei WangSchool of Pharmacy; MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery; MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases; Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhiyong ShaoState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6475-7681
Lu WangSchool of Pharmacy; MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery; MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases; Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8412-2985
Yan YouDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. yyou@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2703-5794
Zuhai LeiKey Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming, China. lei_zuhai@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6851-6044
Jinhua YuCollege of Biomedical Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. jhyu@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-6034
Cong LiSchool of Pharmacy; MOE Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery; MOE Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases; Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. congli@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7731-8031

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22174023, 22378072National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92159304, 82394433, 82227806,82025019Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality) 22ZR1414700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitophagy, the selective autophagic elimination of mitochondria, is essential for maintaining mitochondrial quality and cell homeostasis. Impairment of mitophagy flux, a process involving multiple sequential intermediates, is implicated in the onset of numerous neurodegenerative diseases. Screening mitophagy inducers, particularly understanding their impact on mitophagic intermediates, is crucial for neurodegenerative disease treatment. However, existing techniques do not allow simultaneous visualization of distinct mitophagic intermediates in live cells. Here, we introduce an artificial intelligence-assisted fluorescence microscopic system (AI-FM) that enables the uninterrupted recognition and quantification of key mitophagic intermediates by extracting mitochondrial pH and morphological features. Using AI-FM, we identify a potential mitophagy modulator, Y040-7904, which enhances mitophagy by promoting mitochondria transport to autophagosomes and the fusion of autophagosomes with autolysosomes. Y040-7904 also reduces amyloid-β pathologies in both in vitro and in vivo models of Alzheimer's disease. This work offers an approach for visualizing the entire mitophagy flux, advancing the understanding of mitophagy-related mechanisms and enabling the discovery of mitophagy inducers for neurodegenerative diseases.

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Artificial IntelligenceMitochondriaMitophagyAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAutophagosomesHeLa CellsHumansLysosomesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceAmyloid beta-Peptides

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