Mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives

D Hu, H Sheeja Prabhakaran, YY Zhang, G Luo, W He… - Critical Care, 2024 - Springer
Sepsis is a severe medical condition characterized by a systemic inflammatory response,
often culminating in multiple organ dysfunction and high mortality rates. In recent years …

GPR35: from enigma to therapeutic target

G Milligan - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
The orphan G-protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35), although poorly characterised, is
attracting considerable interest as a therapeutic target. Marked differences in pharmacology …

Genotype-specific precision tumor therapy using mitochondrial DNA mutation-induced drug release system

Y Li, R Xu, Y Wu, J Guo, F Quan, Y Pei, D Huang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Precise killing of tumor cells without affecting surrounding normal cells is a challenge.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations, a common genetic variant in cancer, can directly …

Release of mitochondrial dsRNA into the cytosol is a key driver of the inflammatory phenotype of senescent cells

V López-Polo, M Maus, E Zacharioudakis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The escape of mitochondrial double-stranded dsRNA (mt-dsRNA) into the cytosol has been
recently linked to a number of inflammatory diseases. Here, we report that the release of mt …

Blocking reverse electron transfer-mediated mitochondrial DNA oxidation rescues cells from PANoptosis

F Shi, Q Li, R Xu, L Yuan, Y Chen, Z Shi, Y Li… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2024 - nature.com
PANoptosis is a new type of cell death featured with pyroptosis, apoptosis and necroptosis,
and is implicated in organ injury and mortality in various inflammatory diseases, such as …

USP18 enhances dengue virus replication by regulating mitochondrial DNA release

JH Lai, DW Wu, CH Wu, LF Hung, CY Huang, SM Ka… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dengue virus (DENV) infection remains a challenging health threat worldwide. Ubiquitin-
specific protease 18 (USP18), which preserves the anti-interferon (IFN) effect, is an ideal …

Elesclomol-Copper Nanoparticles Overcome Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Cells

Q Wang, C Huang, FS Wibowo, R Amin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Elesclomol (ES), a copper-binding ionophore, forms an ES–Cu complex with copper ions
(Cu (II)). ES–Cu has been proven to induce mitochondrial oxidative stress and copper …

Focusing on mitochondria in the brain: from biology to therapeutics

N Song, S Mei, X Wang, G Hu, M Lu - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2024 - Springer
Mitochondria have multiple functions such as supplying energy, regulating the redox status,
and producing proteins encoded by an independent genome. They are closely related to the …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidized mitochondrial DNA activates the cGAS-STING pathway in the neuronal intrinsic immune system after brain ischemia-reperfusion injury

Q Li, L Yang, K Wang, Z Chen, H Liu, X Yang, Y Xu… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of stroke and revascularization therapy, brain ischemia-reperfusion injury is a
significant challenge that leads to oxidative stress and inflammation. Central to the cell's …

RVFV virulence factor NSs triggers the mitochondrial MCL-1-BAK axis to activate pathogenic NLRP3 pyroptosis

Z Guan, H Li, C Zhang, Z Huang, M Ye, Y Zhang… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Infection of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a highly pathogenic mosquito-borne zoonotic
virus, triggers severe inflammatory pathogenesis but the underlying mechanism of …