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MITOCHONDRION
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 165-179Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2009.01.009
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Warburg hypothesis; Mitochondrial function; NADH redox state; Tumor viability; Microcirculatory blood flow
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The involvements of energy metabolism aspects of mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer development, proliferation and possible therapy, have been investigated since Otto Warburg published his hypothesis. The main published material on cancer cell energy metabolism is overviewed and a new unique in vivo experimental approach that may have significant impact in this important field is suggested. The monitoring system provides real time data, reflecting mitochondrial NADH redox state and microcirculation function. This approach of in vivo monitoring of tissue viability could be used to test the efficacy and side effects of new anticancer drugs in animal models. Also, the same technology may enable differentiation between normal and tumor tissues in experimental animals and maybe also in patients. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. and Mitochondria Research Society. All rights reserved.
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