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Nat Cardiovasc Res 2025[Dec]; ? (?): ? PMID41381906show ga
The mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)) drives oxidative phosphorylation and alterations contribute to cardiac pathologies, but real-time assessment of DeltaPsi(m) has not been possible. Here we describe noninvasive measurements using mitochondrial heme b(L) and b(H) absorbances, which rapidly respond to DeltaPsi(m). Multi-wavelength absorbance spectroscopy enabled their continuous monitoring in isolated mitochondria and the perfused heart. Calibration of heme b absorbance in isolated mitochondria revealed that reduced heme b(L) relative to total reduced heme b (fb(L) = b(L)/(b(L) + b(H))) exhibits a sigmoidal relationship with DeltaPsi(m). Extrapolating this relationship to the heart enabled estimation of DeltaPsi(m) as 166 +/- 18 mV (n = 25, mean +/- s.d.). We used this approach to assess how DeltaPsi(m) changes during ischemia-reperfusion injury, an unknown limiting the understanding of ischemia-reperfusion injury. In perfused hearts, DeltaPsi(m) declined during ischemia and rapidly reestablished upon reperfusion, supported by oxidation of the succinate accumulated during ischemia. These findings expand our understanding of ischemia-reperfusion injury.