Journal
CIRCULATION RESEARCH
Volume 118, Issue 5, Pages 898-906Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.306569
Keywords
oxygen; mitochondria; reperfusion injury; reactive oxygen species; antioxidants
Funding
- Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)
- British Heart Foundation
- British Heart Foundation [PG/12/42/29655] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105663142] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MC_U105663142] Funding Source: UKRI
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Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production has emerged as an important pathological mechanism in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. Attempts at targeting reactive oxygen species by scavenging using antioxidants have, however, been clinically disappointing. This review will provide an overview of the current understanding of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in ischemia/reperfusion injury. We will outline novel therapeutic approaches designed to directly target the mitochondrial respiratory chain and prevent excessive reactive oxygen species production and its associated pathology. This approach could lead to more effective interventions in an area where there is an urgent need for new treatments.
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