Astaxanthin Inhibits Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Opening in Rat Heart Mitochondria

• Main Authors: Yulia Baburina (Author), Roman Krestinin (Author), Irina Odinokova (Author), Linda Sotnikova (Author), Alexey Kruglov (Author), Olga Krestinina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mitochondrion is the main organelle of oxidative stress in cells. Increased permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane is a key phenomenon in cell death. Changes in membrane permeability result from the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), a large-conductance c...