Very interesting — it looks like mitochondria and mitochondrial transfer are truly at the cutting edge of research and potential therapies. Some clinical trials even seem to be already underway, which makes this field even more exciting to follow. Very interesting article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-024-01200-x Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization
I’m so glad you called out that no single biomarker tells the whole story for mitochondrial function. The adenylate energy charge is such an elegant metric, and yet it’s so often relegated to textbooks.
Thanks for the feedback Martha, I appreciate it. If I Google mitochondria as a key word it seems the whole world has something to say or something to sell. I hope a clearer picture will emerge in the near future. W.S.
Very good question! I don’t know offhand. Perhaps this is the mechanism for toxicity by some antibiotics, depending on dose.
Thank you, that transfer idea is very interesting.
It plays a role in the electron transport chain. I’m going to cover in the upcoming post, Part II.
Thanks for reading.
WS
So if mitochondria are bacterial in origin what effect does antibiotics have on them?
Very interesting — it looks like mitochondria and mitochondrial transfer are truly at the cutting edge of research and potential therapies. Some clinical trials even seem to be already underway, which makes this field even more exciting to follow. Very interesting article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-024-01200-x Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization
Does Co-Enzyme 10 help maintain mitochondrial integrity as claimed by herbal suppliers.
I’m so glad you called out that no single biomarker tells the whole story for mitochondrial function. The adenylate energy charge is such an elegant metric, and yet it’s so often relegated to textbooks.
Thanks for the feedback Martha, I appreciate it. If I Google mitochondria as a key word it seems the whole world has something to say or something to sell. I hope a clearer picture will emerge in the near future. W.S.