Roberta Torcasio, Maria Eugenia Gallo Cantafio, Claudia Veneziano, Carmela De Marco, Ludovica Ganino, Ilenia Valentino, Maria Antonietta Occhiuzzi, Ida Daniela Perrotta, Teresa Mancuso, Filomena Conforti, Bruno Rizzuti, Enrica Antonia Martino, Massimo Gentile, Antonino Neri, Giuseppe Viglietto, Fedora Grande, Nicola Amodio
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial alterations, often dependent on unbalanced mitochondrial dynamics, feature in the pathobiology of human cancers, including multiple myeloma (MM). Flavanones are natural flavonoids endowed with mitochondrial targeting activities. Herein, we investigated the capability of Hesperetin (Hes) and Naringenin (Nar), two aglycones of Hesperidin and Naringin flavanone glycosides, to selectively target Drp1, a pivotal regulator of mitochondrial dynamics, prompting anti-MM activity...
February 27, 2024: Journal of Translational Medicine