title: [Secondary mitochondrial diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the secondary mitochondriopathies, which are processes characterized by the presence of structural and/or functional abnormalities of mitochondria whose causes may be assumed to be situated outside these organella.
  
  
  METHODS
  These processes will be categorized in the following groups; 1. Specific deficiency of a intermediate metabolite or cofactor; 2. Endocrinopathies; 3. Ischemia-reperfusion; 4. Sepsis; 5. Toxins; 6. Drugs; 7. Mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency; 8. Ageing, and 9. Oncogenesis and apoptosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The better understanding of secondary mitochondriopathies may allow to eliminate the cause of them and sometimes to establish the appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna General, Hospital Clinic, Universidad de Barcelona, España. cardell@medicina.ub.es
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cardellach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casademont
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbano-Márquez
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009097:Multienzyme Complexes