Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?

Many lines of evidence have indicated the therapeutic potential of rescuing mitochondrial integrity by targeting specific mitochondrial quality control pathways in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to ATP synthesis, mi...

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Autores principales: Di Hu, Zunren Liu, Xin Qi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fac850afd7a946c58e8be85f037920d02021-11-12T06:59:06ZMitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?1662-453X10.3389/fnins.2021.746873https://doaj.org/article/fac850afd7a946c58e8be85f037920d02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.746873/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1662-453XMany lines of evidence have indicated the therapeutic potential of rescuing mitochondrial integrity by targeting specific mitochondrial quality control pathways in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to ATP synthesis, mitochondria are critical regulators of ROS production, lipid metabolism, calcium buffering, and cell death. The mitochondrial unfolded protein response, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitophagy are the three main quality control mechanisms responsible for maintaining mitochondrial proteostasis and bioenergetics. The proper functioning of these complex processes is necessary to surveil and restore mitochondrial homeostasis and the healthy pool of mitochondria in cells. Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs early and causally in disease pathogenesis. A significant accumulation of mitochondrial damage resulting from compromised quality control pathways leads to the development of neuropathology. Moreover, genetic or pharmaceutical manipulation targeting the mitochondrial quality control mechanisms can sufficiently rescue mitochondrial integrity and ameliorate disease progression. Thus, therapies that can improve mitochondrial quality control have great promise for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the field that underscores the essential role of impaired mitochondrial quality control pathways in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. We also discuss the translational approaches targeting mitochondrial function, with a focus on the restoration of mitochondrial integrity, including mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, and mitochondrial proteostasis.Di HuZunren LiuXin QiXin QiFrontiers Media S.A.articleneurodegenerative diseasesmitochondrial quality controlmitochondrial proteostasismitochondrial dynamicsmitophagyNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Neuroscience, Vol 15 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic neurodegenerative diseases
mitochondrial quality control
mitochondrial proteostasis
mitochondrial dynamics
mitophagy
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle neurodegenerative diseases
mitochondrial quality control
mitochondrial proteostasis
mitochondrial dynamics
mitophagy
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Di Hu
Zunren Liu
Xin Qi
Xin Qi
Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
description Many lines of evidence have indicated the therapeutic potential of rescuing mitochondrial integrity by targeting specific mitochondrial quality control pathways in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to ATP synthesis, mitochondria are critical regulators of ROS production, lipid metabolism, calcium buffering, and cell death. The mitochondrial unfolded protein response, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitophagy are the three main quality control mechanisms responsible for maintaining mitochondrial proteostasis and bioenergetics. The proper functioning of these complex processes is necessary to surveil and restore mitochondrial homeostasis and the healthy pool of mitochondria in cells. Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs early and causally in disease pathogenesis. A significant accumulation of mitochondrial damage resulting from compromised quality control pathways leads to the development of neuropathology. Moreover, genetic or pharmaceutical manipulation targeting the mitochondrial quality control mechanisms can sufficiently rescue mitochondrial integrity and ameliorate disease progression. Thus, therapies that can improve mitochondrial quality control have great promise for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the field that underscores the essential role of impaired mitochondrial quality control pathways in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. We also discuss the translational approaches targeting mitochondrial function, with a focus on the restoration of mitochondrial integrity, including mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, and mitochondrial proteostasis.
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author Di Hu
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Xin Qi
Xin Qi
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title Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
title_short Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
title_full Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
title_fullStr Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
title_full_unstemmed Mitochondrial Quality Control Strategies: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
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