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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Mice with insufficient cardiolipin absorbed considerably more glucose from their bloodstreams.

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

Human muscle samples were used only to establish that cardiolipin levels also decrease with age in people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The researchers discovered that cardiolipin levels decrease in muscle mitochondria from both mice and humans as they age or experience disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

In the new study, researchers found that when DEA is incorporated into the molecule produced by M. morganii, it begins to behave like a cardiolipin, triggering inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

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