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We also examined whether these potential differences may be at least partially due to sex hormones by testing if mitochondrial respiration is affected by estrogen (17\u00df-estradiol (E2)).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Consecutive patients undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation (TAVI) (women, n = 7; men, n = 10) were included. Cardiac biopsies were obtained during TAVI and used directly for mitochondrial function measurements. Male and female C57BL\/6J mice (n = 8\/group) underwent sham surgery or gonadectomy (GDX) at the age of 2 months. After 14 days, mice were treated once with intraperitoneally injected vehicle (placebo), 17\u00df-estradiol (E2), estrogen receptor alpha (ER\u03b1) agonist [propyl pyrazole triol (PPT)], or ER beta (ER\u03b2) agonist (BAY-1214257). Thereafter, mitochondrial measurements were performed directly in cardiac skinned fibers from isolated left ventricles and musculus solei.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mitochondrial State-3 respiration was higher in female than that in male human heart biopsies (15.0 \u00b1 2.30 vs. 10.3 \u00b1 2.05 nmol\/mL\/min\/mg, p&amp;lt; 0.05). In the mouse model, mitochondrial State-3 respiration decreased significantly after GDX in female (27.6 \u00b1 1.55 vs. 21.4 \u00b1 1.71 nmol\/mL\/min\/mg; p&amp;lt; 0.05) and male hearts (30.7 \u00b1 1,48 vs. 23.7 \u00b1 2,23 nmol\/mL\/min\/mg; p&amp;lt; 0.05). In ovariectomized female mice, E2 and ER\u03b2-agonist treatment restored the State-3 respiration to intact placebo level, whereas ER\u03b1-agonist treatment did not modulate State-3 respiration. The treatment with E2, ER\u03b1-, or ER\u03b2-agonist did not modulate the State-3 respiration in GDX male mice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified sex differences in mitochondrial respiration in the diseased human heart. This is in alignment with known sex differences in the gene expression and proteome level at the functional level. E2 and ER\u03b2 affect cardiac mitochondrial function in the mouse model, suggesting that they may also contribute to the sex differences in the human heart. 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