Mitochondrial impairment: A common motif in neuropsychiatric presentation? The link to the tryptophan–kynurenine metabolic system

M Tanaka, Á Szabó, E Spekker, H Polyák, F Tóth… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nearly half a century has passed since the discovery of cytoplasmic inheritance of human
chloramphenicol resistance. The inheritance was then revealed to take place maternally by …

The multifaceted role of mitochondria in autism spectrum disorder

I Khaliulin, W Hamoudi, H Amal - Molecular psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
Normal brain functioning relies on high aerobic energy production provided by
mitochondria. Failure to supply a sufficient amount of energy, seen in different brain …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of neocortex: Organelles, compartments, cells, circuits, and activity

NL Turner, T Macrina, JA Bae, R Yang, AM Wilson… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
We assembled a semi-automated reconstruction of L2/3 mouse primary visual cortex from∼
250× 140× 90 μm 3 of electron microscopic images, including pyramidal and non-pyramidal …

Pleiotropic mitochondria: the influence of mitochondria on neuronal development and disease

V Rangaraju, TL Lewis, Y Hirabayashi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Mitochondria play many important biological roles, including ATP production, lipid
biogenesis, ROS regulation, and calcium clearance. In neurons, the mitochondrion is an …

Emerging evidence for astrocyte dysfunction in schizophrenia

EC de Oliveira Figueiredo, C Calì, F Petrelli, P Bezzi - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Schizophrenia is a complex, chronic mental health disorder whose heterogeneous genetic
and neurobiological background influences early brain development, and whose precise …

Synapses: the brain's energy-demanding sites

A Faria-Pereira, VA Morais - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The brain is one of the most energy-consuming organs in the mammalian body, and
synaptic transmission is one of the major contributors. To meet these energetic …

Mitofusin-2 in the nucleus accumbens regulates anxiety and depression-like behaviors through mitochondrial and neuronal actions

E Gebara, O Zanoletti, S Ghosal, J Grosse… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Emerging evidence points to a central role of mitochondria in psychiatric
disorders. However, little is known about the molecular players that regulate mitochondria in …

[HTML][HTML] 3D neuronal mitochondrial morphology in axons, dendrites, and somata of the aging mouse hippocampus

J Faitg, C Lacefield, T Davey, K White, R Laws… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The brain's ability to process complex information relies on the constant supply of energy
through aerobic respiration by mitochondria. Neurons contain three anatomically distinct …

Natural compounds and autophagy: allies against neurodegeneration

A Stacchiotti, G Corsetti - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Prolonging the healthy life span and limiting neurological illness are imperative goals in
gerontology. Age-related neurodegeneration is progressive and leads to severe diseases …

VAP spatially stabilizes dendritic mitochondria to locally support synaptic plasticity

O Bapat, T Purimetla, S Kruessel, M Shah… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Synapses are pivotal sites of plasticity and memory formation. Consequently, synapses are
energy consumption hotspots susceptible to dysfunction when their energy supplies are …