What determines the specificity and efficiency of mitochondrial uptake by different brain cell types in vivo?

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While the study shows therapeutic effects after intravenous delivery, it’s unclear how transplanted mitochondria cross the blood-brain barrier and selectively target affected brain regions. This knowledge gap is essential for developing clinically viable delivery methods and dosing strategies.

Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Mitochondrial transplantation exhibits neuroprotective effects and improves behavioral deficits in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease. (2024, Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, PMID:38580511)