Disruption of mitochondrial quality control in peripheral artery disease: New therapeutic opportunities.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a multifactorial disease initially triggered by reduced blood supply to the lower extremities due to atherosclerotic obstructions. It is considered a major public health problem worldwide, affecting over 200 million people. Management of PAD includes smoking cessation, exercise, statin therapy, antiplatelet therapy, antihypertensive therapy and surgical intervention.

Acute inhibition of excessive mitochondrial fission after myocardial infarction prevents long-term cardiac dysfunction.

Background: Ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality and multiple molecular and cellular pathways have been implicated in this injury. We determined whether acute inhibition of excessive mitochondrial fission at the onset of reperfusion improves mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac contractility postmyocardial infarction in rats.

Methods And Results: We used a selective inhibitor of the fission machinery, P110, which we have recently designed.