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ArticleScientific reports2026

Effects of an indole chemical, mitochonic acid 5, in a mouse model of mitochondrial disease onset.

Emi Ogasawara, Haruna Tani, Chitose Suzuki, Yuji Owada, Masaki Ogata, Naotada Ishihara, Takaaki Abe, Kazuto Nakada

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Emi OgasawaraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan.
Haruna TaniDepartment of Modomics Biology and Medicine, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
Chitose SuzukiDepartment of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Yuji OwadaDepartment of Organ Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
Masaki OgataDivision of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 983-8536, Japan.
Naotada IshiharaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan.
Takaaki AbeDepartment of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Kazuto NakadaInstitute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan. knakada@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp.

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 24zf0127001h0004Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP23gm1110006Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H02536Japan Society for the Promotion of Science B20Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP21441138
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Abstract

This study tested the effects of mitochonic acid 5 (MA-5) using a mouse model of mitochondrial disease onset (mito-mice∆), with disease resulting from the accumulation of pathogenic mitochondrial DNA harboring a large deletion (∆mtDNA). Administration of MA-5 to mito-mice∆ inhibited the progression of clinical symptoms, such as low body weight and lactic acidosis. In the kidneys, MA-5 protected against mitochondrial respiration defects and subsequent renal failure, even when ∆mtDNA accumulated to > 80%. In the heart, MA-5 also resolved the mitochondrial respiration defects. Our findings suggested that administration of MA-5 would be effective in delaying the progression of some mitochondrial diseases caused by mutant mtDNA and especially in mitochondrial-mediated renal failure.

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IndolesMitochondrial DiseasesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDNA, MitochondrialKidneyMiceMitochondriaDNA, MitochondrialIndolesMitochondriaMitochondrial diseasesMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)Mitochonic acid 5 (MA-5)Mouse modelRespiratory chain

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PMID42270754
PMCPMC13500809

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