• Altered mitochondrial metabolism in the insulin-resistant heart 

      Makrecka-Kuka, Marina; Liepinsh, Edgars; Murray, Andrew J.; Lemieux, Hélène; Dambrova, Maija; Tepp, Kersti; Puurand, Marju; Käämbre, Tuuli; Han, Woo H.; de Goede, Paul; O'Brien, Katie A.; Turan, Belma; Tuncay, Erkan; Olgar, Yusuf; Rolo, Anabela P.; Palmeira, Carlos M.; Boardman, Neoma Tove; Wüst, Rob C.I.; Larsen, Terje (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-16)
      Obesity‐induced insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus can ultimately result in various complications, including diabetic cardiomyopathy. In this case, cardiac dysfunction is characterized by metabolic disturbances such as impaired glucose oxidation and an increased reliance on fatty acid (FA) oxidation. Mitochondrial dysfunction has often been associated with the altered metabolic function ...
    • The role of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, NO and H2S in ischaemia/reperfusion injury and cardioprotection 

      Andreadou, Ioanna; Schulz, Rainer; Papapetropoulos, Andreas; Turan, Belma; Ytrehus, Kirsti; Ferdinandy, Peter; Daiber, Andreas; Di Lisa, Fabio (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-08)
      Redox signalling in mitochondria plays an important role in myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and in cardioprotection. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) modify cellular structures and functions by means of covalent changes in proteins including among others S‐nitros(yl)ation by nitric oxide (NO) and its derivatives, and S‐sulphydration by hydrogen sulphide (H<sub>2</sub>S). ...