A mitochondrial-targeted cyclosporin A with high binding affinity for cyclophilin D yields improved cytoprotection of cardiomyocytes.
Dube H, Selwood D, Malouitre S, Capano M, Simone MI, Crompton M.
Dube H, et al.
Biochem J. 2012 Feb 1;441(3):901-7. doi: 10.1042/BJ20111301.
Biochem J. 2012.
PMID: 22035570
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Mitochondrial CyP-D (cyclophilin-D) catalyses formation of the PT (permeability transition) pore, a key lesion in the pathogenesis of I/R (ischaemia/reperfusion) injury. There is evidence [Malouitre, Dube, Selwood and Crompton (2010) Biochem. J. 425, 137-148] that cytoprot …
Mitochondrial CyP-D (cyclophilin-D) catalyses formation of the PT (permeability transition) pore, a key lesion in the pathogenesis of I/R (i …