{"title":"Analysis of mitochondrial membrane potential, ROS, and calcium","authors":"Hye-Kyung Park, Byoung Heon Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.mocell.2025.100238","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitochondria play a central role in cellular energy metabolism and signaling, and their dysfunction is associated with a wide range of diseases. Therefore, assessing mitochondrial function is essential for understanding their role in various cellular processes and disease progression. Here, we describe the principles and methodologies for analyzing mitochondrial membrane potential, reactive oxygen species, and calcium levels using the fluorescent probes tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester, MitoSOX, and Rhod-2AM, respectively. This work provides a practical guide for researchers investigating mitochondrial function under physiological and pathological conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18795,"journal":{"name":"Molecules and Cells","volume":"48 8","pages":"Article 100238"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Molecules and Cells","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016847825000627","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Mitochondria play a central role in cellular energy metabolism and signaling, and their dysfunction is associated with a wide range of diseases. Therefore, assessing mitochondrial function is essential for understanding their role in various cellular processes and disease progression. Here, we describe the principles and methodologies for analyzing mitochondrial membrane potential, reactive oxygen species, and calcium levels using the fluorescent probes tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester, MitoSOX, and Rhod-2AM, respectively. This work provides a practical guide for researchers investigating mitochondrial function under physiological and pathological conditions.
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Molecules and Cells is an international on-line open-access journal devoted to the advancement and dissemination of fundamental knowledge in molecular and cellular biology. It was launched in 1990 and ISO abbreviation is "Mol. Cells". Reports on a broad range of topics of general interest to molecular and cell biologists are published. It is published on the last day of each month by the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.