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Exploring the Molecular Interplay Between Oxygen Transport, Cellular Oxygen Sensing, and Mitochondrial Respiration
Sirsendu Jana1, Abdu I Alayash1
1Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
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Significance: The mitochondria play a key role in maintaining oxygen homeostasis under normal oxygen tension (normoxia) and during oxygen deprivation (hypoxia). This is a critical balancing act between the oxygen content of the blood, the tissue oxygen sensing mechanisms, and the mitochondria, which ultimately consume most oxygen for energy production. Recent Advances: We describe the well-defined role of the mitochondria in oxygen metabolism with a special focus on the impact on blood physiology and pathophysiology. Critical Issues: Fundamental questions remain regarding the impact of mitochondrial responses to changes in overall blood oxygen content under normoxic and hypoxic states and in the case of impaired oxygen sensing in various cardiovascular and pulmonary complications including blood disorders involving hemolysis and hemoglobin toxicity, ischemia reperfusion, and even in COVID-19 disease. Future Directions: Understanding the nature of the crosstalk among normal homeostatic pathways, oxygen carrying by hemoglobin, utilization of oxygen by the mitochondrial respiratory chain machinery, and oxygen sensing by hypoxia-inducible factor proteins, may provide a target for future therapeutic interventions. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 42, 730-750.
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