title: [Uncoupling proteins in modulation of mitochondrial functions--therapeutic prospects].
abstract: Enormous interest in mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) is caused by relevant impact of these energy-dissipating systems on cellular energy transduction. A key role of UCPs in regulation of mitochondrial metabolism is supported by existence of their different isoforms in various mammalian tissues. Recent studies have shown that UCPs have an important part in pathogenesis of various disorders, such as obesity, type-2 diabetes, cachexia, aging or tumor. The obscure roles of UCPs in normal physiology and their emerging role in pathophysiology, provide exciting potential for further investigation. However, neither the exact physiological nor biochemical roles of UCP homologues are well understood. Therefore, providing mechanistic explanation of their functions in cellular physiology may be the basis for potential farmacological targeting of UCPs in future on clinical scale.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Biologii Molekularnej i Biotechnologii, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woyda-Płoszczyca
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jarmuszkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002100:Cachexia / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2; D000071247:Uncoupling Protein 3
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2; D000071247:Uncoupling Protein 3