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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2025

Isoginkgetin antagonizes ALS pathologies in its animal and patient iPSC models via PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy.

Ang Li, Sen Huang, Shu-Qin Cao, Jinyi Lin, Linping Zhao, Feng Yu, Miaodan Huang, Lele Yang, Jiaqi Xin, Jing Wen and 13 more

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Species-dependent activities of the PINK1-parkin axis.Translational neurodegeneration · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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23 authors.

Ang Li *State Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Sen Huang *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases; National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China.
Shu-Qin Cao *Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, 1478, Norway.
Jinyi LinDepartment of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Linping ZhaoThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3912-0056
Feng YuState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Miaodan HuangState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6600-8804
Lele YangState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Jiaqi XinState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Jing WenState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Lingli YanState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Ke ZhangState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Maoyuan JiangState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Weidong LeLiaoning Provincial Key Laboratory for Research on the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Neurological Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Peng LiState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Yong U LiuLaboratory for Neuroimmunology in Health and Diseases, Centre for Medical Research on Innovation and Translation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Dajiang QinThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahong LuState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-125X
Guang LuDepartment of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2268-1033
Hanming ShenFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7369-5227
Xiaoli YaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases; National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, Guangzhou, China. yaoxiaol@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2613-7956
Evandro F FangDepartment of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, 1478, Norway. e.f.fang@medisin.uio.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-7202
Huanxing SuState Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China. huanxingsu@um.edu.mo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3254-825X

Funding

Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) #104617civitan norges forskningsfond for Alzheimer skydom #281931Cure Alzheimer's Fund (CAF) #282952; #284930HELSE SOR-OST 2020001,#2021021,#2023093Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA) 269901,#261973,#262960horizon-TMA-MSCA-DN #101073251Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) 0093/2024/AFJMinisterstvo Práce a Sociálních Věcí České Republiky (Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic) TO01000215Molecule AG/VITADAO #282942MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) #81971327MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) #82271448MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) MYRGGRG2023-00152-ICMS-UMDFNordForsk #119986research council of Norway #262175,#334361Science and Technology Development Fund, MAR 001/2023/ALCScience and Technology Development Fund, MAR SKL-QRCM(UM)-2023-2025Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Damaged mitochondria initiate mitochondrial dysfunction-associated senescence, which is considered to be a critical cause for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Thus, mitophagic elimination of damaged mitochondria provides a promising strategy in ALS treatment. Here, through screening of a large natural compound library (n = 9555), we have identified isoginkgetin (ISO), a bioflavonoid from Ginkgo biloba, as a robust and specific mitophagy inducer. ISO enhances PINK1-Parkin-dependent mitophagy via stabilization of the PINK1/TOM complex. In a translational perspective, ISO antagonizes ALS pathology in C. elegans and mouse models; intriguingly, ISO improves mitochondrial function and antagonizes motor neuron pathologies in three ALS patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell systems (C9, SOD1, and TDP-43), highlighting a potential broad application to ALS patients of different genetic background. At the molecular level, ISO inhibits ALS pathologies in a PINK1-Parkin-dependent manner, as depletion or inhibition of PINK1 or Parkin blunts its benefits. These results support the hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction is a driver of ALS pathology and that defective mitophagy is a druggable therapeutic target for ALS.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMitophagyProtein KinasesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMitochondriaPTEN-Induced Putative Kinaseparkin proteinProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDrug ScreeningIsoginkgetinMitophagyPINK1-Parkin

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PMID41094045
PMCPMC12603167

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