Damaged Mitochondria Seen to Be Targeted by a Protein, Preventing Excessive Inflammation

A protein called p62 acts as an anti-inflammatory molecular brake, helping to eliminate damaged mitochondria and preventing the onset of excessive inflammation that can harm healthy cells and tissues, leading to premature aging, autoimmunity, or worse. Besides elucidating how the body is able to turn off inflammation, the findings by…

Review on the Link Between Macrophages, Mitochondria and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis Development

Two researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom recently published a review focused on atherosclerosis and the role of mitochondria in the regulation of macrophages (a type of white blood cell) sterol metabolism and the inflammatory responses. The review was published in the World Journal of…