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ReviewNature communications2025

Biotechnological approaches and therapeutic potential of mitochondria transfer and transplantation.

Gokhan Burcin Kubat, Pasquale Picone, Erkan Tuncay, Leila Aryan, Antonella Girgenti, Laura Palumbo, Ibrahim Turkel, Firat Akat, Keshav K Singh, Domenico Nuzzo

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Review in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Cellular Mechanisms Enabling Mitochondria Transfer and Transplantation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Gokhan Burcin Kubat *Institute of Transplantation and Gene Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Türkiye. gburcinkubat@baskent.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-465X
Pasquale Picone *Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica, Palermo, Italy. pasquale.picone@irib.cnr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2828-1912
Erkan TuncayDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Leila AryanDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Antonella GirgentiConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica, Palermo, Italy.
Laura PalumboConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica, Palermo, Italy.
Ibrahim TurkelDepartment of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Firat AkatDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Keshav K SinghDepartments of Genetics, Dermatology and Pathology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0047-8616
Domenico NuzzoConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica, Palermo, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-417X

Funding

mtDNA depleter mouse for decoding mitochondrial regulation of diverse organsR21OD031970 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SINGH, KESHAV K · 2022 to 2023
$408k
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) FOE 2022_DSB.AD006.371NIH HHS R21 OD031970Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 113S466Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 222S502Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 323S336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to aging and diseases like neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disorders. Mitochondria transfer and transplantation (MTT) represent promising therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring cellular function by introducing functional mitochondria into damaged cells. However, challenges like transfer efficiency, stability, and cellular integration limit clinical application. Recent biotechnological advances-such as liposomes, extracellular vesicles, and surface modifications-enhance mitochondrial protection, targeting, and biocompatibility. This Perspective highlights recent progress in MTT, its therapeutic potential, and current limitations. We also discuss the need for scalable, clinically translatable approaches and appropriate regulatory frameworks to realize the full potential of mitochondria-based nanotherapies in modern medicine.

Indexed as

BiotechnologyMitochondriaMitochondrial Replacement TherapyAnimalsExtracellular VesiclesHumansLiposomesLiposomes

Identifiers

PMID40593725
PMCPMC12217326

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