Impaired mitophagy at the heart of injury

Autophagy. 2011 Dec;7(12):1573-4. doi: 10.4161/auto.7.12.18175.

Abstract

Recent publications link mitophagy mediated by PINK1 and Parkin with cardioprotection and attenuation of inflammation and cell death. The field is in need of methods to monitor mitochondrial turnover in vivo to support the development of new therapies targeting mitochondrial turnover.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autophagy*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Mice
  • Mitochondria / metabolism
  • Mitochondria / pathology*
  • Models, Biological
  • Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / pathology*
  • Myocardium / metabolism
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism

Substances

  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • parkin protein
  • Protein Kinases
  • PTEN-induced putative kinase