Hydrogen sulfide supplementation as a potential treatment for primary mitochondrial diseases.
Pharmacol Res
; 203: 107180, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
Primary mitochondrial diseases (PMD) are amongst the most common inborn errors of metabolism causing fatal outcomes within the first decade of life. With marked heterogeneity in both inheritance patterns and physiological manifestations, these conditions present distinct challenges for targeted drug therapy, where effective therapeutic countermeasures remain elusive within the clinic. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-based therapeutics may offer a new option for patient treatment, having been proposed as a conserved mitochondrial substrate and post-translational regulator across species, displaying therapeutic effects in age-related mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegenerative models of mitochondrial disease. H2S can stimulate mitochondrial respiration at sites downstream of common PMD-defective subunits, augmenting energy production, mitochondrial function and reducing cell death. Here, we highlight the primary signalling mechanisms of H2S in mitochondria relevant for PMD and outline key cytoprotective proteins/pathways amenable to post-translational restoration via H2S-mediated persulfidation. The mechanisms proposed here, combined with the advent of potent mitochondria-targeted sulfide delivery molecules, could provide a framework for H2S as a countermeasure for PMD disease progression.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Mitocondriales
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Sulfuro de Hidrógeno
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Mitocondrias
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Pharmacol Res
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
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Países Bajos