{"id":617,"date":"2026-02-24T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/?post_type=tests&#038;p=617"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:59:20","slug":"mitochondrial-testing","status":"publish","type":"tests","link":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/tests\/mitochondrial-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitochondrial Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"617\" class=\"elementor elementor-617\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fca2c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24fca2c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2745236d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2745236d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitochondrial Testing\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc3536 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ffc3536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book A Free Discovery Call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9962ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d9962ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727599de e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"727599de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b509783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b509783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ae770b list-style-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ae770b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mitochondria are the \u201cpowerhouse\u201d of the cells, and they generate the majority of the energy we need to live and grow. Mitochondrial diseases are often inherited and arise when the mitochondria are unable to completely burn food and oxygen to generate energy, which is needed for normal cell function. Depending on which cells of the body have low-functioning mitochondria, various health issues and symptoms may develop, including but not limited to:<\/p><ul><li>Developmental Delay\/ Intellectual disability<\/li><li>Muscle Weakness<\/li><li>Seizures<\/li><li>Stroke<\/li><li>Vision or Hearing Loss<\/li><li>Hormone Imbalances<\/li><li>Problems with heart, liver, or kidney function<\/li><\/ul><p>Mitochondrial medicine is an exciting and rapidly evolving field. Mitochondria are fundamental structures in eukaryotes since they play a dynamic role in cellular metabolism and are critical for ATP production. However, alterations in mitochondrial function can result in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Thus, restoring mitochondrial dysfunction could offer a promising therapeutic approach for such prevalent diseases.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fcvm.2020.604581\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fcvm.2020.604581\/full<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e04f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e04f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-new1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-new1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-new1-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b737d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b737d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book A Free Discovery Call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200af91d e-grid shape-style-2 e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"200af91d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57249e8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57249e8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed8feb5 h-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ed8feb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-blood-tests.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-blood-tests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-blood-tests-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mitochondrial-blood-tests-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f246d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68f246d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed2dddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed2dddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The below tests are used in mitochondrial medicine:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1161c9c list-style-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1161c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>OAT or Organic Acid Test<\/li><li>Mitochondrial blood tests<\/li><li>8-OHDG test<\/li><li>Nutrient Deficiency tests<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-617","tests","type-tests","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests\/617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tests"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615,"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests\/617\/revisions\/2615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}