Journal articleAuthors : Milliken, Alexander S. (2023)
The metabolite succinate accumulates during cardiac ischemia. Within 5 min. of 22 reperfusion, succinate returns to baseline levels via both its release from cells and oxidation by 23 mitochondrial complex II (Cx-II). The latter drives reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and 24 subsequent opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition (PT) pore, leading to cell death. 25 Targeting succinate dynamics (accumulation/oxidation/release) may be therapeutically...