Journal
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages 109-120Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2019.06.009
Keywords
Mitochondria; Alzheimer's disease; Fission; Fusion; Axonal trafficking; Mitophagy; Mitochondria-targeted therapeutics
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- National Institutes of Health NIA [RF1AG55549, RO1AG062135]
- NINDS [R01NS107265]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is now recognized as a contributing factor to the early pathology of multiple human conditions including neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondria are signaling organelles with a multitude of functions ranging from energy production to a regulation of cellular metabolism, energy homeostasis, stress response, and cell fate. The success of these complex processes critically depends on the fidelity of mitochondrial dynamics that include the ability of mitochondria to change shape and location in the cell, which is essential for the maintenance of proper function and quality control, particularly in polarized cells such as neurons. This review highlights several aspects of alterations in mitochondrial dynamics in Alzheimer's disease, which may contribute to the etiology of this debilitating condition. We also discuss therapeutic strategies to improve mitochondrial dynamics and function that may provide an alternative approach to failed amyloid-directed interventions.
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