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Inhibition of fatty acid-supported mitochondrial respiration by cyclosporine
C A Lemmi1, R L Miller, J Rajfer
1Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, UCLA 90024.
Abstract:
We have shown that, in addition to inhibition of the succinate-supported energy pathway (5), CS inhibition of mitochondrial Complex II activity also limits fatty acid oxidation. These results are consistent with the participation of altered lipid metabolism in CS nephrotoxicity.