FIGURE 5.
Schematic representation of the respiratory chain and the effects of NR and mitoLbNOX in m.3243A>G fibroblasts. (A) Complex I oxidizes NADH and regenerates NAD+, dysfunction of complex I leads to NADH accumulation and NAD+ depletion. (B) NR treatment and mitoLbNOX expression replenish m.3243A>G fibroblasts with NAD+, and mitoLbNOX exerts a greater effect by consuming the excess NADH accumulated in cells. MitoLbNOX, mitochondria-targeted H2O-forming NADH oxidase; NAD, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; NADH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide + hydrogen; NR, nicotinamide riboside.