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Refractory heart failure (HF) remains a pressing clinical challenge despite substantial progress in pharmacologic and device-based interventions. While current therapies target neurohormonal, hemodynamic, and metabolic derangements, a crucial element…
Mitochondria are essential organelles within cells, and their dysfunction is associated with many neurodegenerative disorders. The protein CHCHD2, which is situated in the intermembrane space of mitochondria, plays a pivotal role in mitochondrial fun…
Mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant supplementation is promising for in vitro culture of mammalian embryos. Elamipretide (SS-31) is a synthetic tetrapeptide that binds to the inner mitochondrial membrane, contributing to the prevention of oxidative st…
Barth syndrome is an exceedingly rare and potentially fatal X-linked mitochondrial disease arising from pathogenic variants in TAFAZZIN (TAZ), leading to defects in mature cardiolipin synthesis and its integration into the mitochondrial inner mitocho…
BACKGROUND: Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a common degenerative disease following trauma. Tendon HO is primarily attributed to osteogenic differentiation of stem/progenitor cells within the tendon. However, the precise mechanism underlying this pr…
Conventional nutritional supplements frequently demonstrate limited clinical effectiveness due to the harsh milieu of the gastrointestinal tract, inefficient trans-epithelial transport, and rapid systemic clearance. Nanoliposomal delivery platforms -…
Several studies have used molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to examine the relationship between transmembrane potentials (ΔΨ) and electroporation; however, research on how this relationship presents in complex membranes with heterogeneous lipid com…
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of early diabetes. Previous studies suggest that Argonaute-2 (AGO-2) supplementation enhances mitochondrial gene expression and improves cellular stability. Here, we investigated AGO-2 expression during diabeti…
BACKGROUND: Barth syndrome (BTHS) is an ultra-rare, X-linked genetic disorder for which there is limited economic data. Because compiling such data that target rare indications is difficult, we assessed real-world data to increase understanding of th…
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder associated with cognitive decline and loss of memory. It is postulated that the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Fenton-like reaction connected with Cu(II)/Cu(I) red…
In the treatment of ischemic stroke, an innovative approach is the use of neuroprotective compounds. Natural peptides, including adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), can serve as the basis for such drugs. Previously, a significant effect of non-hormon…
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) is exacerbated following spinal cord injury (SCI), leading to increased neuronal cell death. Ubiquitination may affect LMP by regulating the stability and functionality of lysosomal me…
We studied the effects of Semax on spontaneous fluctuations of intracellular calcium ion concentration [Ca]in pyramidal neurons on hippocampal slices and on proton-induced increase in [Ca]in cerebellar granule cells in cerebellar slices. Application…
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) pose a growing global health burden, primarily due to their progressive nature and the limited efficacy of existing treatments. Bioactive peptides and proteins/polypeptides, particularly those derived from dietary a…
Alzheimer's disease, first described over a century ago, is currently among the most common neurodegenerative diseases whose significance is increasingly growing with the aging of populations. Throughout the entire period of its study, no remedies ha…
BACKGROUND: In people with HIV who are virally suppressed with antiretroviral therapy, abdominal obesity (AO) is linked to neurocognitive impairment (NCI), potentially due to visceral adiposity, inflammation, and reduced insulin-like growth factor 1…
OBJECTIVE: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a prevalent compression neuropathy with multiple well-documented mechanical and systemic risk factors. However, the role of pharmacological agents in the development of CTS remains underexplored. This study…
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is highly prevalent among people with HIV (PWH) and increasingly recognized as a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. The field of MASLD is rapidly evolving…
BACKGROUND: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) pathogenesis is a common complication of diabetes, but effective treatments remain limited. Mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c has shown therapeutic promise in animal models of various heart diseases, but i…
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) has gradually become one of the main causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, there is still a lack of effective preventive measures to delay its progression. As the energy factory in the cell, mitochondria play an…