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. 2023 Sep 26;14(10):1876. doi: 10.3390/genes14101876

Table 2.

Targeting mitochondrial morphology factors for cardiac disease.

Target
Up (+) or Down (−)
Method Model Result Reference
Drp1 (−) Melatonin I/R Diabetic rat with I/R injury Decrease in MI size and apoptosis [175]
Hydralazine C57BL/6N with I/R injury MI size reduction [176]
P110 Wistar rat, Ex vivo Improvement of mitochondrial morphology and mitochondrial respiratory function. [177]
Dynasore C6/Black, Ex vivo Increase in cardiomyocyte viability [178]
BTP2 Diabetic CM Zucker diabetic fat Improvement of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy [132]
Klotho Dox-CM C57BL/6 treated with doxorubicin Inhibition of apoptosis [180]
Sevoflurane postconditioning Ischemic HF Sprague-Dawley rat with I/R injury Improvement of ATP production with mitophagy [181]
Mdivi-1 ATS Human VSMC Suppression of VSMC calcification [182]
Melatonin Rat VSMC Suppression of arterial calcification [183]
Irisin High-phosphorus-diet C57BL/6 Suppression of arterial calcification [184]
Quercetin Adenine-rich diet rat Suppression of arterial calcification [185]
Mdivi-1 HTN C57BL/6 treated with AngII Inhibition of AngII-mediated phenotypic switch [186]
Mdivi-1 High-salt-fed rat Reduction of cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis [187]
Mdivi-1 Rat VSMC Suppression of arterial calcification [188]
Dichlorpacetate PH Monocrotaline-treated rat Inhibition of right ventricular fibrosis and hypertrophy [189]
Liraglutide Rat PASMC Inhibition of cell proliferation [191]
ARB Aging Human VSMC and ApoE KO mice Reduction of hyperlipidemic aging [192]
P110 Huntington Disease (HD) model mice Reduction of pathological mitochondrial fission [193]
Mfn1 (+) SAMβA Ischemic HF Rat treated with AngII Inhibition of apoptosis [194]
Mfn2 (+) Cordycepin I/R Diabetic mice with I/R injury MI size reduction [196]
ARB ATS Rat VSMC Inhibition of cell proliferation [197]
Adiponectin ATS Human VSMC Inhibition of cell proliferation [198]
Mfn2 (−) Pomegranate HTN SHR Reduction of oxidative stress [199]
Mfn1 and Mfn2
(+)
Aerobic exercise I/R Wistar rat with I/R injury MI size reduction [195]
Ferulic acid ATS High-fat-fed ApoE KO mice and Human mononuclear cell Reduction of oxidative stress [202]
Mfn1 and Opa1
(+)
Fish oil ATS High-fat-fed ApoE KO mice Improvement of endothelial dysfunction [201]
Mfn1/2 and Opa1
(+)
Resveratrol ATS HUVEC treated with palmitic acid Improvement of cell viability and reduction of oxidative stress [200]
Drp1 (−), Mfn2 (+) Trimetazidine PH Human PASMC Inhibition of hypoxia-induced cell proliferation [190]
Drp1 (−),
Mfn2 and Opa1 (+)
Donepezil I/R Wistar rat with I/R injury Amelioration of apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction [179]
Calhex231 HTN SHR Inhibition of apoptosis [203]
Drp1 (−),
Mfn1 and Opa1 (+)
Nicorandil Ischemic HF Rat with I/R injury Increased mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel opening [206]
Drp1 (−), Opa1 (+) Sevoflurane postconditioning Ischemic HF Sprague-Dawley rat with I/R injury Induction of mitophagy and improvement of myocardial ATP production [181]
Opa1 (+) RIPC I/R Wistar rat with I/R injury MI size reduction [166]
Irisin Hypoxia-treated cardiomyocyte Inhibition of apoptosis [154]
Melatonin C57BL/6 with I/R injury Amelioration of apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction [204]
Paeonol Diabetic CM Sprague-Dawley rat cardiomyocytes under high glucose condition Improvement of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis [205]
Coenzyme Q10 ATS High-fat-fed ApoE KO mice Inhibition of oxidative stress and promotion of energy metabolism [207]

Abbreviations: +—upregulation; −—downregulation (inhibition); ARB—Angiotensin II type I receptor inhibitor; MI—myocardial infarct; HUVEC—human umbilical vein endothelial cell; RIPC—remote ischemic preconditioning; CM—cardiomyopathy; Dox-CM—doxorubicin-associated cardiomyopathy; ATS—Atherosclerosis; HTN—hypertension; HF—Heart failure; SHR—spontaneously hypertensive rat. The table was modified from Yoshihiro et al. [208].