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The Underlying Role of Mitophagy in Different Regulatory Mechanisms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors Liu JY, Zhang MY, Qu YQ
Received 2 June 2020
Accepted for publication 12 August 2020
Published 15 September 2020 Volume 2020:15 Pages 2167—2177
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S265728
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Review by Single anonymous peer review
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Editor who approved publication: Prof. Dr. Meilan Han
Jian-Yu Liu,1 Meng-Yu Zhang,1 Yi-Qing Qu2
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
Correspondence: Yi-Qing Qu
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Email quyiqing@sdu.edu.cn
Abstract: COPD is a common disease of the respiratory system. Inflammation, cellular senescence and necroptosis are all pathological alterations of this disease, which may lead to emphysema and infection that aggravate disease progression. Mitochondria acting as respiration-related organelles is usually observed with abnormal changes in morphology and function in CS-stimulated models and COPD patients. Damaged mitochondria can activate mitophagy, a vital mechanism for mitochondrial quality control, whereas under the persistent stimulus of CS or other forms of oxidative stress, mitophagy is impaired, resulting in insufficient clearance of damaged mitochondria. However, the excessive activation of mitophagy also seems to disturb the pathology of COPD. In this review, we demonstrate the variations in mitochondria and mitophagy in CS-induced models and COPD patients and discuss the underlying regulatory mechanism of mitophagy and COPD, including the roles of inflammation, senescence, emphysema and infection.
Keywords: mitophagy, COPD, different regulatory mechanisms
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