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Table 3 Summary of conflicting studies regarding changes in mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, and other mitochondrial functions across different muscle atrophy models

From: The role of mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in skeletal muscle atrophy: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic insights

Models

Mitochondrial function

Result

References

DMD gene-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

[140,141,142]

DMD gene-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial ROS

[143]

DMD gene-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial respiration

[144]

Denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fusion

Fission

[145,146,147]

Denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fission

[63]

Denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

[148,149,150]

Denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

First

Then

[151]

Denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial ROS

[151]

Denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial respiration

[152]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fusion

Fission

[153, 154]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fission

Fusion

[155]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fusion

Fission

[80, 156]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fusion

Fission

[27, 35, 48, 56, 157]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Unchanged

[131, 132, 158]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

[27, 80, 91]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

[134, 135, 159]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial ROS

[160]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial ROS

Unchanged

[161]

Aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial respiration

Unchanged

[158]

Starvation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fusion

Fission

[162, 163]

Starvation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

[164]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fission

Fusion NS

[165]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Unchanged

[166, 167]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

[168,169,170]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitophagy

NS

[165, 166, 171]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial respiration

NS

[172]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial respiration

[173]

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial ROS

[173]

Cancer cachexia-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Mitochondrial dynamics

Fusion

Fission

[163]

  1. Indicates increase, indicates decrease, and NS indicates no significant change.