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Mitochondrial Alterations, Oxidative Stress, and Therapeutic Implications in Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review.

Erica Spina, Riccardo Rocco Ferrari, Elisa Pellegrini, Mauro Colombo, Tino Emanuele Poloni, Antonio Guaita, Annalisa Davin

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Erica SpinaLaboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.
Riccardo Rocco FerrariLaboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7314-5046
Elisa PellegriniLaboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.
Mauro ColomboLaboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4565-3112
Tino Emanuele PoloniDepartment of Neurology and Neuropathology, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8463-6879
Antonio GuaitaLaboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3954-5932
Annalisa DavinLaboratory of Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino 10, 20081 Abbiategrasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5597-7586

Funding

European Union PNRR-MAD-2022-12375822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The relationship between aging, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex area of study. Aging is the primary risk factor for AD, and it is associated with a decline in mitochondrial function. This mitochondrial dysfunction is believed to contribute to the neurodegenerative processes observed in AD. Neurodegeneration in AD is characterized by the progressive loss of synapses and neurons, particularly in regions of the brain involved in memory and cognition. It is hypothesized that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a pivotal role by disrupting cellular energy metabolism and increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage cellular components and exacerbate neuronal loss. Despite extensive research, the precise molecular pathways linking mitochondrial dysfunction to AD pathology are not fully understood. Various hypotheses have been proposed, including the mitochondrial cascade hypothesis, which suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction is an early event in AD pathogenesis that triggers a cascade of cellular events leading to neurodegeneration. With this narrative review, we aim to summarize some specific issues in the literature on mitochondria and their involvement in AD onset, with a focus on the development of therapeutical strategies targeting the mitochondria environment and their potential application for the treatment of AD itself.

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Alzheimer DiseaseMitochondriaOxidative StressAgingAnimalsHumansReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesagingAlzheimer’s diseasemitochondriamitochondrial dysfunction

Identifiers

PMID39937020
PMCPMC11817193

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