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Developmental programming of mitochondrial biology: a conceptual framework and review.

ABSTRACT: Research on mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of developmental programming of health and disease has focused primarily on processes that are specific to cell types, organs and phenotypes of interest. However, the observation that exposure to suboptimal or adverse developmental conditions concomitantly influences a broad range of phenotypes suggests that these exposures may additionally exert effects through cellular mechanisms that are common, or shared, across these different cell and tissue types. It is in this context that we focus on cellular bioenergetics and propose that mitochondria, bioenergetic and signalling organelles, may represent a key cellular target underlying developmental programming. In this review, we discuss empirical findings in animals and humans that suggest that key structural and functional features of mitochondrial biology exhibit developmental plasticity, and are influenced by the same physiological pathways that are implicated in susceptibility for complex, common age-related disorders, and that these targets of mitochondrial developmental programming exhibit long-term temporal stability. We conclude by articulating current knowledge gaps and propose future research directions to bridge these gaps.

SUBMITTER: Gyllenhammer LE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282904 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Developmental programming of mitochondrial biology: a conceptual framework and review.

Gyllenhammer Lauren E LE Entringer Sonja S Buss Claudia C Wadhwa Pathik D PD

Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200429 1926

Research on mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of developmental programming of health and disease has focused primarily on processes that are specific to cell types, organs and phenotypes of interest. However, the observation that exposure to suboptimal or adverse developmental conditions <i>concomitantly</i> influences a broad range of phenotypes suggests that these exposures may additionally exert effects through cellular mechanisms that are common, or shared, across these different cell and ...[more]

PMID: 32345161

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Developmental programming of mitochondrial biology: a conceptual framework and review.

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Developmental programming of mitochondrial biology: a conceptual framework and review.

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