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cardiolipin

American

[kahr-dee-oh-lip-in] / ˌkɑr di oʊˈlɪp ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.

Etymology

Origin of cardiolipin

First recorded in 1942; cardio- + lip(id) + -in ²

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When cardiolipin is lacking, mitochondria struggle to generate sufficient energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

To determine whether reduced cardiolipin directly contributes to these changes, rather than simply occurring alongside them, the team experimentally lowered cardiolipin levels in young mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The findings suggest that future therapies might work by restoring cardiolipin levels or by influencing the protective adaptations controlled by ERRγ.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even more strikingly, restoring cardiolipin to approximately two-thirds of its normal concentration began reversing muscle wasting and completely prevented the premature deaths seen in the affected animals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

When they treated muscle cells lacking cardiolipin with an antioxidant to reduce ROS, the transformation became less pronounced.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

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