ADP protects cardiac mitochondria under severe oxidative stress.

ADP is not only a key substrate for ATP generation, but also a potent inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP). In this study, we assessed how oxidative stress affects the potency of ADP as an mPTP inhibitor and whether its reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production...

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Main Authors: Niina Sokolova, Shi Pan, Sarah Provazza, Gisela Beutner, Marko Vendelin, Rikke Birkedal, Shey-Shing Sheu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3862761?pdf=render