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Assess the mtDNA mutation load in mesoangioblasts of mtDNA mutation carriers

Recruiting
Conditions
mitochondrial muscle disease
mitochondrial myopathy
10028302
Registration Number
NL-OMON49928
Lead Sponsor
niversiteit Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

- Written informed consent
- Age: 18+
- Sex: male/female
- Carriers of a heteroplasmic mtDNA mutation load >1% in blood or >20% in
muscle

Exclusion Criteria

- No informed consent
- Use of anti-coagulants, anti-thrombotics and other medication influencing
coagulation
- Have a weekly alcohol intake of >= 35 units (men) or >= 24 units (women)
- Current history of drug abuse
- A history of strokes
- Significant concurrent illness
- Ongoing participation in other clinical trials that contain an intervention
- Major surgery within 4 weeks of the visit
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Patients unable and/or unwilling to comply with treatment and study
instructions
- Any other factor that in the opinion of the investigator excludes the patient
from the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Assess the mtDNA mutation load in skeletal muscle derived mesoangioblasts</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Assess mtDNA copy number and OXPHOS capacity in mesoangioblasts<br /><br>- Assess proliferation capacity of mesoangioblasts<br /><br>- Assess myogenic differentiation capacity of mesoangioblasts<br /><br>- Assess mtDNA mutation load in satellite cells<br /><br>- Assess inflammation status mtDNA mutation carriers (TNFa, CK, IL6 blood)</p><br>
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