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- Title
Calpain-Mediated Mitochondrial Damage: An Emerging Mechanism Contributing to Cardiac Disease.
- Authors
Zhang, Mengxiao; Wang, Grace; Peng, Tianqing
- Abstract
Calpains belong to the family of calcium-dependent cysteine proteases expressed ubiquitously in mammals and many other organisms. Activation of calpain is observed in diseased hearts and is implicated in cardiac cell death, hypertrophy, fibrosis, and inflammation. However, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Recent studies have revealed that calpains target and impair mitochondria in cardiac disease. The objective of this review is to discuss the role of calpains in mediating mitochondrial damage and the underlying mechanisms, and to evaluate whether targeted inhibition of mitochondrial calpain is a potential strategy in treating cardiac disease. We expect to describe the wealth of new evidence surrounding calpain-mediated mitochondrial damage to facilitate future mechanistic studies and therapy development for cardiac disease.
- Subjects
CALPAIN; CYSTEINE proteinases; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL pathology; HEART cells; CELL death
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2021, Vol 10, Issue 8, p2024
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells10082024