Fig. 4
From: Intercellular mitochondrial transfer as a means of tissue revitalization
The potential therapeutic applications of mitochondrial transfer. a Promoting the transfer of healthy mitochondria from mitochondrial donor cells to stressed cells or isolating healthy mitochondria from donor cells and transplanting them to stressed tissues can be developed as prospective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of diseases caused by dysfunctional mitochondria (e.g., ischemic stroke, cardiac infarction, bronchitis, and osteoporosis). b Inhibiting the acquisition of functional mitochondria from adjacent healthy cells by malignant cells within the tumor microenvironment can also serve as a novel target to combat cancer progression and drug resistance
