“…However, since the ETC complexes show compartment-specific differences concerning ROS production (Fridovich, 1997;Murphy, 2009;Brand, 2010;West et al, 2011b;Herb and Schramm, 2021), this probe can only be used to measure ROS production inside mitochondria and, therefore, other cellular compartments should always be analyzed in addition. In healthy, undamaged mitochondria, ROS cannot escape the mitochondrial matrix because of the very effective antioxidative defense system (Roca and Ramakrishnan, 2013;Briston et al, 2017;Hos et al, 2017;Hernansanz-Agustin et al, 2020;Lin et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020;Zhao et al, 2020). Only after prolonged overproduction or when the structure of the mitochondrial membranes is ruptured, either by opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore or direct damage, e.g., by pathogenic toxins, ROS can escape from the matrix into the cytosol (Koterski et al, 2005;Stavru et al, 2011;Roca and Ramakrishnan, 2013;Briston et al, 2017;Hos et al, 2017;Zhang Y. et al, 2019;Zhao et al, 2020).…”