10.1371/journal.pone.0172551.g006 William M. Southern William M. Southern Anna S. Nichenko Anna S. Nichenko Daniel D. Shill Daniel D. Shill Corey C. Spencer Corey C. Spencer Nathan T. Jenkins Nathan T. Jenkins Kevin K. McCully Kevin K. McCully Jarrod A. Call Jarrod A. Call Exercise training-induced effects on mitochondrial biogenesis and maintenance, and potential contraindicative effects of statin use. Public Library of Science 2017 Male C 57BL wildtype mice LC 3-II protein content PGC ankle plantarflexor contractile assessment endurance exercise training vivo fatigue resistance muscle mitochondrial maintenance Mitochondrial autophagy-related protein contents exercised-induced mitochondrial adaptations simvastatin treatment citrate synthase activity 6- week regimen 2017-02-16 20:54:48 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Exercise_training-induced_effects_on_mitochondrial_biogenesis_and_maintenance_and_potential_contraindicative_effects_of_statin_use_/4663507 <p>Normal mitochondrial maintenance (black arrows) is theoretically characterized by the balance between the addition of healthy mitochondria (mitochondria with white fill) via mitochondrial biogenesis and removal of damaged mitochondria (mitochondrial with red fill) via autophagy. Herein, short-term statin use was associated with a decrease in mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 and altered autophagy-related protein LC3 content, which may contribute to disrupted mitochondrial maintenance. Long-term disruption in the mitochondrial maintenance (red dashed arrow) may lead to accumulation of damaged mitochondria. More directed research is necessary to understand the potential long-term impact of statin use on mitochondrial fission, autophagy, and function.</p>