Cole J. Lukasiewicz

Mitochondrial permeability transition in skeletal muscle phenocopies muscle alterations seen in cancer cachexia and other wasting conditions.

Skeletal muscle in wasting conditions often exhibits atrophy, mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction and fragmentation of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) cluster at the endplate. The accompanying alterations in mitochondrial morphology suggest that mitochondria may be involved in muscle pathology in these conditions....