Mitochondrial Ejection for Cardiac Protection: The Macrophage Connection

Alexander Bartelt*, Christian Weber*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of heart disease. Nicolas-Avila et al. (2020) now find that cardiomyocytes eject dysfunctional mitochondria in exopher vesicles, which require elimination by specialized heart-resident macrophages, altogether supporting proper heart function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)512-513
Number of pages2
JournalCell Metabolism
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Oct 2020

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