Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases and drug targets via apoptotic signaling

Y Wu, M Chen, J Jiang - Mitochondrion, 2019 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dysfunction is becoming one of the most emerging pathological process in the
etiology of neurological disorders. Other common etiologies of the neurological disorders …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MA Van Es, O Hardiman, A Chio, A Al-Chalabi… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterised by the progressive loss of motor neurons in
the brain and spinal cord. This neurodegenerative syndrome shares pathobiological …

Mitochondria, energy, and metabolism in neuronal health and disease

D Trigo, C Avelar, M Fernandes, J Sá… - FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are associated with various cellular activities critical to homeostasis,
particularly in the nervous system. The plastic architecture of the mitochondrial network and …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal lipid metabolism: multiple pathways driving functional outcomes in health and disease

TJ Tracey, FJ Steyn, EJ Wolvetang… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Lipids are a fundamental class of organic molecules implicated in a wide range of biological
processes related to their structural diversity, and based on this can be broadly classified …

Pesticides exposure as etiological factors of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases—a mechanistic approach

MT Baltazar, RJ Dinis-Oliveira, M de Lourdes Bastos… - Toxicology letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The etiology of most neurodegenerative disorders is multifactorial and consists of an
interaction between environmental factors and genetic predisposition. The role of pesticide …

Mitochondrial diseases of the brain

RK Chaturvedi, MF Beal - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative disorders are debilitating diseases of the brain, characterized by
behavioral, motor and cognitive impairments. Ample evidence underpins mitochondrial …

Pleiotropic mitochondria: the influence of mitochondria on neuronal development and disease

V Rangaraju, TL Lewis, Y Hirabayashi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Mitochondria play many important biological roles, including ATP production, lipid
biogenesis, ROS regulation, and calcium clearance. In neurons, the mitochondrion is an …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial optic neuropathies–disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

P Yu-Wai-Man, PG Griffiths, PF Chinnery - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2011 - Elsevier
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and autosomal-dominant optic atrophy (DOA) are
the two most common inherited optic neuropathies in the general population. Both disorders …

Modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: progress and possibilities

P Van Damme, W Robberecht… - Disease models & …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the
motor system and presents with progressive muscle weakness. Most patients survive for …

Basic mechanisms of neurodegeneration: a critical update

KA Jellinger - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Protein aggregation‐'Toxic oligomer'hypothesis‐Protein (mis) folding‐
Proteostasis and molecular chaperones‐Protein misfolding and endoplasmic reticulum …