Loss of PINK1 increases the heart's vulnerability to ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Loss of PINK1 increases the heart's vulnerability to ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Mutations in PTEN inducible kinase-1 (PINK1) induce mitochondrial dysfunction in dopaminergic neurons resulting in an inherited form of Parkinson's disease. Although PINK1 is present in the heart its exact role there is unclear. We hypothesized that PINK1 protects the heart against acute ischem...

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Main Authors: Hilary K Siddall, Derek M Yellon, Sang-Bing Ong, Uma A Mukherjee, Niall Burke, Andrew R Hall, Plamena R Angelova, Marthe H R Ludtmann, Emma Deas, Sean M Davidson, Mihaela M Mocanu, Derek J Hausenloy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639249?pdf=render

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