title: The mitochondrial dynamics of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease offer important opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
abstract: Mitochondrial dynamics play a crucial role in the pathobiology underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Although a complete scientific understanding of these devastating conditions has yet to be realized, alterations in mitochondrial fission and fusion, and in the protein complexes that orchestrate mitochondrial fission and fusion, have been well established in AD- and PD-related neurodegeneration. Whether fission/fusion disruption in the brain is a causal agent in neuronal demise or a product of some other upstream disturbance is still a matter of debate; however, in both AD and PD, the potential for successful therapeutic amelioration of degeneration via mitochondrial protection is high. We here discuss the role of mitochondrial dynamics in AD and PD and assess the need for their therapeutic exploitation.
authors: Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Bonda
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Smith
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Perry
authors: Hyoung-gon
authors: HG
authors: Lee
authors: Xinglong
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Xiongwei
authors: X
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002491:Central Nervous System Agents; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins