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Imaging mitochondrial redox potential and its possible link to tumor metastatic potential

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Cellular redox states can regulate cell metabolism, growth, differentiation, motility, apoptosis, signaling pathways, and gene expressions etc. A growing body of literature suggest the importance of redox status for cancer progression. While most studies on redox state were done on cells and tissue lysates, it is important to understand the role of redox state in a tissue in vivo/ex vivo and image its heterogeneity. Redox scanning is a clinical-translatable method for imaging tissue mitochondrial redox potential with a submillimeter resolution. Redox scanning data in mouse models of human cancers demonstrate a correlation between mitochondrial redox state and tumor metastatic potential. I will discuss the significance of this correlation and possible directions for future research.

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Li, L.Z. Imaging mitochondrial redox potential and its possible link to tumor metastatic potential. J Bioenerg Biomembr 44, 645–653 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-012-9469-5

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