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Targeting Mitochondria as a Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson’s Disease

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Neurodegeneration is among the most critical challenges that involve modern societies and annually influences millions of patients worldwide. While the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is complicated, the role of mitochondrial is demonstrated. The in vitro and in vivo models and genome-wide association studies in human cases proved that specific genes, including PINK1, Parkin, DJ-1, SNCA, and LRRK2, linked mitochondrial dysfunction with PD. Also, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) plays an essential role in the pathophysiology of PD. Targeting mitochondria as a therapeutic approach to inhibit or slow down PD formation and progression seems to be an exciting issue. The current review summarized known mutations associated with both mitochondrial dysfunction and PD. The significance of mtDNA in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis and potential PD therapeutic approaches targeting mitochondrial dysfunction was then discussed.

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Abbreviations

AD:

Alzheimer's disease

CDCrel-1:

Cell division control-related protein 1

DA neuron:

Dopaminergic neuron

ETC:

Electron transport chain

GWAS:

Genome-wide association study

HTRA2:

High-temperature requirement protein A2

IBR:

In-between-ring

LRRK2:

Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2

mtDNA:

Mitochondrial DNA

NdufA10:

NADH dehydrogenase ubiquinone 1α sub-complex 10

NESC:

Neuroepithelial stem cells

NFκB:

Nuclear factor κB

Nrf2/ARE:

The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/antioxidant receptor element

PD:

Parkinson's disease

PINK1:

Phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced kinase 1

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SN:

Substantia nigra

SNCA:

Alpha-synuclein

TFAM:

Mitochondrial transcription factor A

TRAP1:

Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein 1

Ubl:

Ubiquitin-like

UPS:

Ubiquitin–proteasome system

UQ:

Ubiquitin

VPS35:

Vascular protein sorting-associated protein 35

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The authors would like to appreciate Dr. Khoshnam for suggesting the topic of this article. All authors contributed to the study conception and design, drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and approval of the final version. MA: designed and contributed to the preparation of the manuscript. MJ: contributed to preparing the figure and writing the manuscript. YF: revised the article.

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Correspondence to Maryam Sadat Jalali.

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Abrishamdar, M., Jalali, M.S. & Farbood, Y. Targeting Mitochondria as a Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson’s Disease. Cell Mol Neurobiol 43, 1499–1518 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-022-01265-w

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