Mitochondrial Transfer of Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Eliminates Mutation Burden and Rescues Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Rotenone-Stressed MELAS Fibroblasts

Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJMSCs) transfer healthy mitochondria to cells harboring a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defect. Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is one of the major subgroups of mitochondrial diseases, caused by the mt....

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Main Authors: Tsu-Kung Lin, Shang-Der Chen, Yao-Chung Chuang, Min-Yu Lan, Jiin-Haur Chuang, Pei-Wen Wang, Te-Yao Hsu, Feng-Sheng Wang, Meng-Han Tsai, Sheng-Teng Huang, Xiao-Wen Wang, Po-Chin Tsai, Hung-Yu Lin, Chia-Wei Liou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9537504