Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury

Abstract In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), thrombolytic therapy and revascularization strategies allow complete recanalization of occluded epicardial coronary arteries. However, approximately 35% of patients still experience myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, which contr...

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Main Authors: Kaixin Wang, Qing Zhu, Wen Liu, Linyuan Wang, Xinxin Li, Cuiting Zhao, Nan Wu, Chunyan Ma
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Published: BMC 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06136-8
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author Kaixin Wang
Qing Zhu
Wen Liu
Linyuan Wang
Xinxin Li
Cuiting Zhao
Nan Wu
Chunyan Ma
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Qing Zhu
Wen Liu
Linyuan Wang
Xinxin Li
Cuiting Zhao
Nan Wu
Chunyan Ma
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description Abstract In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), thrombolytic therapy and revascularization strategies allow complete recanalization of occluded epicardial coronary arteries. However, approximately 35% of patients still experience myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, which contributing to increased AMI mortality. Therefore, an accurate understanding of myocardial I/R injury is important for preventing and treating AMI. The death of each cell (cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, cardiac fibroblasts, and mesenchymal stem cells) after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion is associated with apoptosis due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Abnormal opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, aberrant mitochondrial membrane potential, Ca2+ overload, mitochondrial fission, and mitophagy can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction, thereby inducing mitochondrial apoptosis. The manifestation of mitochondrial apoptosis varies according to cell type. Here, we reviewed the characteristics of mitochondrial apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, cardiac fibroblasts, and mesenchymal stem cells following myocardial ischemia/reperfusion.
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spelling doaj-art-ae05d114671646dfb6e97533f6dee66e2025-02-02T12:40:26ZengBMCJournal of Translational Medicine1479-58762025-01-0123111210.1186/s12967-025-06136-8Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injuryKaixin Wang0Qing Zhu1Wen Liu2Linyuan Wang3Xinxin Li4Cuiting Zhao5Nan Wu6Chunyan Ma7Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityThe Central Laboratory of The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical UniversityAbstract In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), thrombolytic therapy and revascularization strategies allow complete recanalization of occluded epicardial coronary arteries. However, approximately 35% of patients still experience myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, which contributing to increased AMI mortality. Therefore, an accurate understanding of myocardial I/R injury is important for preventing and treating AMI. The death of each cell (cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, cardiac fibroblasts, and mesenchymal stem cells) after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion is associated with apoptosis due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Abnormal opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, aberrant mitochondrial membrane potential, Ca2+ overload, mitochondrial fission, and mitophagy can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction, thereby inducing mitochondrial apoptosis. The manifestation of mitochondrial apoptosis varies according to cell type. Here, we reviewed the characteristics of mitochondrial apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, cardiac fibroblasts, and mesenchymal stem cells following myocardial ischemia/reperfusion.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06136-8Ischemia/reperfusion injuryMitochondrial apoptosisCardiomyocyteEndothelial cell
spellingShingle Kaixin Wang
Qing Zhu
Wen Liu
Linyuan Wang
Xinxin Li
Cuiting Zhao
Nan Wu
Chunyan Ma
Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
Journal of Translational Medicine
Ischemia/reperfusion injury
Mitochondrial apoptosis
Cardiomyocyte
Endothelial cell
title Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
title_full Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
title_fullStr Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
title_full_unstemmed Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
title_short Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
title_sort mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury
topic Ischemia/reperfusion injury
Mitochondrial apoptosis
Cardiomyocyte
Endothelial cell
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06136-8
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