Background: COVID-19 has a major impact on cardiovascular diseases and may lead to myocarditis or cardiac failure. The clove-like spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 facilitates its transmission and pathogenesis. Cardiac mitochondria produce energy for key heart functions. We hypothesized that S1 would directly impair the functions of cardiomyocyte mitochondria, thus causing cardiac dysfunction.Methods: Through the Seahorse Mito… Continue reading #Spike Protein Impairs #Mitochondrial Function in Human Cardiomyocytes: Mechanisms Underlying #Cardiac Injury in COVID-19
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Association of #Mitochondrial Biogenesis With Variable Penetrance of #Schizophrenia
Discovery of mechanisms that underlie variable penetrance for neuropsychiatric illness in the context of genetic variants that carry elevated risk can advance novel treatment approaches for these disorders. Objective To test the hypothesis that mitochondrial compensation is associated with the variable penetrance of schizophrenia in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). Design, Setting, and Participants This… Continue reading Association of #Mitochondrial Biogenesis With Variable Penetrance of #Schizophrenia
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