title: Mitochondrial calcium homeostasis as potential target for mitochondrial medicine.
abstract: Mitochondria are crucial in different intracellular pathways of signal transduction. Mitochondria are capable of decoding a variety of extracellular stimuli into markedly different intracellular actions, ranging from energy production to cell death. The fine modulation of mitochondrial calcium (Ca(2+)) homeostasis plays a fundamental role in many of the processes involving this organelle. When mitochondrial Ca(2+) homeostasis is compromised, different pathological conditions can occur, depending on the cell type involved. Recent data have shed light on the molecular identity of the main proteins involved in the handling of mitochondrial Ca(2+) traffic, opening fascinating and ambitious new avenues for mitochondria-based pharmacological strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of General Pathology, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Inflammation, Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agnoletto
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bononi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonora
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Marchi
authors.forename: Saverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Missiroli
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patergnani
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rimessi
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Suski
authors.forename: Mariusz R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wieckowski
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D028361:Mitochondrial Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D002118:Calcium