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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Mitochondrial Transport Proteins in Cardiovascular Diseases: Metabolic Gatekeepers, Pathogenic Mediators and Therapeutic Targets.

Yue Pei, Sitong Wan, Jingyi Qi, Xueyao Xi, Yinhua Zhu, Peng An, Junjie Luo, Yongting Luo

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yue PeiDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Sitong WanDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Jingyi QiDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xueyao XiDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yinhua ZhuDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0002-2803-3579
Peng AnDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0421-0035
Junjie LuoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8987-0533
Yongting LuoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7834-8742

Funding

Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2024GZkf-05the 111 project from the Education Ministry of China B18053the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170429the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82470442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria, as the metabolic hubs of cells, play a pivotal role in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis through dynamic regulation of energy metabolism, redox balance, and calcium signaling. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart failure, ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and myocardial infarction, remain the leading cause of global mortality, with mitochondrial dysfunction emerging as a unifying pathological mechanism across these conditions. Emerging evidence suggests that impaired mitochondrial transport systems-critical gatekeepers of metabolite flux, ion exchange, and organelle communication-drive disease progression by disrupting bioenergetic efficiency and exacerbating oxidative stress. This review synthesizes current knowledge on mitochondrial transport proteins, such as the voltage-dependent anion channels, transient receptor potential channels, mitochondrial calcium uniporter, and adenine nucleotide translocator, focusing on their structural-functional relationships and dysregulation in CVD pathogenesis. We highlight how aberrant activity of these transporters contributes to hallmark features of cardiac pathology, including metabolic inflexibility, mitochondrial permeability transition pore destabilization, and programmed cell death. Furthermore, we critically evaluate preclinical advances in targeting mitochondrial transport systems through pharmacological modulation, gene editing, and nanoparticle-based delivery strategies. By elucidating the mechanistic interplay between transport protein dysfunction and cardiac metabolic reprogramming, we address a critical knowledge gap in cardiovascular biology and provide a roadmap for developing precision therapies. Our insights underscore the translational potential of mitochondrial transport machinery as both diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, offering new avenues to combat the growing burden of CVDs in aging populations.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsAnimalsEnergy MetabolismHumansMitochondrial Proteinscardiovascular diseases (CVDs)metabolic reprogrammingmitochondrial dysfunctionmitochondrial transport proteinstherapeutic targets

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PMID40943400
PMCPMC12429345

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