#+HashtagPLUS
In

Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
Post image 3
Post image 4
Post image 5
Post image 6
Post image 7
Post image 8
Post image 9
Post image 10
Post image 11
Post image 12
Post image 13
Post image 14
Post image 15
Post image 16
Post image 17
Post image 18
Post image 19
Post image 20
Post image 21
Post image 22
1 / 22
0

Masked mitochondria slip into cells to treat disease in mice

www.nature.com·Chen, Edward·7 months ago
#rt0NWb
#mitochondria#transplantation#mice#photo#englishlanguage
Reading 0:00
15s threshold
  • NEWS

Transplantation technique lengthened survival in animals with an often-fatal mitochondrial disease.

A well-fitted ‘disguise’ allows transplanted mitochondria to slip into cells whose own mitochondria are defective, scientists reported on 18 March in Cell1. Administration of these cloaked mitochondria prolonged the life of mice with a deadly disease caused by abnormal mitochondria.

References

  1. Du, S. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.02.023 (2026).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Lin, R. et al. Nature 629, 660–668 (2024).

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Jackson-Lewis, V. & Przedborski, S. Nature Protoc. 2, 141–151 (2007).

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Read More