Disrupted cardiac bioenergetics linked to oxidized mitochondrial creatine kinase are rescued by the mitochondrial-targeting peptide SBT-20 in the D2.mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
C. G. R. Perry, M. C. Hughes, S. V. Ramos, A. Brahmbhatt, P. C. Turnbull, N. Polidovitch, M. C. Garibotti, U. Schlattner, T. J. Hawke, J. A. Simpson, P. H. Backx
This paper investigates how mitochondrial bioenergetics are affected in D2.mdx mice and shows that SBT-20 can improve creatine-dependent bioenergetics by reducing oxidative stress.
bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology