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Macheiner 2016 Sci Rep

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Macheiner T, Fengler VH, Agreiter M, Eisenberg T, Madeo F, Kolb D, Huppertz B, Ackbar R, Sargsyan K (2016) Magnetomitotransfer: An efficient way for direct mitochondria transfer into cultured human cells. Sci Rep 6:35571.

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Macheiner T, Fengler VH, Agreiter M, Eisenberg T, Madeo F, Kolb D, Huppertz B, Ackbar R, Sargsyan K (2016) Sci Rep

Abstract: In the course of mitochondrial diseases standard care mostly focuses on treatment of symptoms, while therapeutic approaches aimed at restoring mitochondrial function are currently still in development. The transfer of healthy or modified mitochondria into host cells would open up the possibilities of new cell therapies. Therefore, in this study, a novel method of mitochondrial transfer is proposed by anti-TOM22 magnetic bead-labeled mitochondria with the assistance of a magnetic plate. In comparison to the passive transfer method, the magnetomitotransfer method was more efficient at transferring mitochondria into cells (78-92% vs 0-17% over 3 days). This transfer was also more rapid, with a high ratio of magnetomitotransferred cells and high density of transferred mitochondria within the first day of culture. Importantly, transferred mitochondria appeared to be functional as they strongly enhanced respiration in magnetomitotransferred cells. The novel method of magnetomitotransfer may offer potential for therapeutic approaches for treatment of a variety of mitochondria-associated pathologies, e.g. various neurodegenerative diseases.


β€’ O2k-Network Lab: AT Graz Madeo F


Labels: MiParea: Respiration, mt-Medicine 


Organism: Human  Tissue;cell: Lung;gill, Fibroblast 


Coupling state: LEAK, ROUTINE, ET  Pathway: ROX  HRR: Oxygraph-2k 

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