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      Mitochondria and neuroplasticity

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      ASN NEURO
      American Society for Neurochemistry
      neural progenitor cell, mitochondria biogenesis, mitochondria fission and fusion, Aβ, amyloid β-peptide, AD, Alzheimer's disease, AP, adaptor protein, APP, amyloid precursor protein, BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, CaMK, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, CR, caloric restriction, CREB, cAMP-response-element-binding protein, ES, embryonic stem, ETC, electron transport chain, HD, Huntington's disease, LRRK2, leucine-rich repeat kinase 2, LTP, long-term potentiation, MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase, Mn-SOD, manganese superoxide dismutase, NGF, nerve growth factor, NMDA, N-methyl-d-aspartate, Nrf1, nuclear respiratory factor 1, OPA1, Optic Atrophy-1, PD, Parkinson's disease, PGC1α, peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator 1α, PINK1, PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10)-induced kinase 1 , PPAR, peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor, UCP, uncoupling protein

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          The production of neurons from neural progenitor cells, the growth of axons and dendrites and the formation and reorganization of synapses are examples of neuroplasticity. These processes are regulated by cell-autonomous and intercellular (paracrine and endocrine) programs that mediate responses of neural cells to environmental input. Mitochondria are highly mobile and move within and between subcellular compartments involved in neuroplasticity (synaptic terminals, dendrites, cell body and the axon). By generating energy (ATP and NAD +), and regulating subcellular Ca 2+ and redox homoeostasis, mitochondria may play important roles in controlling fundamental processes in neuroplasticity, including neural differentiation, neurite outgrowth, neurotransmitter release and dendritic remodelling. Particularly intriguing is emerging data suggesting that mitochondria emit molecular signals (e.g. reactive oxygen species, proteins and lipid mediators) that can act locally or travel to distant targets including the nucleus. Disturbances in mitochondrial functions and signalling may play roles in impaired neuroplasticity and neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, psychiatric disorders and stroke.

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            From a structural perspective, the predominant glial cell of the central nervous system, the astrocyte, is positioned to regulate synaptic transmission and neurovascular coupling: the processes of one astrocyte contact tens of thousands of synapses, while other processes of the same cell form endfeet on capillaries and arterioles. The application of subcellular imaging of Ca2+ signaling to astrocytes now provides functional data to support this structural notion. Astrocytes express receptors for many neurotransmitters, and their activation leads to oscillations in internal Ca2+. These oscillations induce the accumulation of arachidonic acid and the release of the chemical transmitters glutamate, d-serine, and ATP. Ca2+ oscillations in astrocytic endfeet can control cerebral microcirculation through the arachidonic acid metabolites prostaglandin E2 and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids that induce arteriole dilation, and 20-HETE that induces arteriole constriction. In addition to actions on the vasculature, the release of chemical transmitters from astrocytes regulates neuronal function. Astrocyte-derived glutamate, which preferentially acts on extrasynaptic receptors, can promote neuronal synchrony, enhance neuronal excitability, and modulate synaptic transmission. Astrocyte-derived d-serine, by acting on the glycine-binding site of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, can modulate synaptic plasticity. Astrocyte-derived ATP, which is hydrolyzed to adenosine in the extracellular space, has inhibitory actions and mediates synaptic cross-talk underlying heterosynaptic depression. Now that we appreciate this range of actions of astrocytic signaling, some of the immediate challenges are to determine how the astrocyte regulates neuronal integration and how both excitatory (glutamate) and inhibitory signals (adenosine) provided by the same glial cell act in concert to regulate neuronal function.
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              Mitochondrial dynamics in mammalian health and disease.

              The meaning of the word mitochondrion (from the Greek mitos, meaning thread, and chondros, grain) illustrates that the heterogeneity of mitochondrial morphology has been known since the first descriptions of this organelle. Such a heterogeneous morphology is explained by the dynamic nature of mitochondria. Mitochondrial dynamics is a concept that includes the movement of mitochondria along the cytoskeleton, the regulation of mitochondrial architecture (morphology and distribution), and connectivity mediated by tethering and fusion/fission events. The relevance of these events in mitochondrial and cell physiology has been partially unraveled after the identification of the genes responsible for mitochondrial fusion and fission. Furthermore, during the last decade, it has been identified that mutations in two mitochondrial fusion genes (MFN2 and OPA1) cause prevalent neurodegenerative diseases (Charcot-Marie Tooth type 2A and Kjer disease/autosomal dominant optic atrophy). In addition, other diseases such as type 2 diabetes or vascular proliferative disorders show impaired MFN2 expression. Altogether, these findings have established mitochondrial dynamics as a consolidated area in cellular physiology. Here we review the most significant findings in the field of mitochondrial dynamics in mammalian cells and their implication in human pathologies.
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                Journal
                ASN Neuro
                ASN
                ASN NEURO
                American Society for Neurochemistry (9037 Ron Den Lane, Windermere, FL 34786 )
                1759-0914
                13 August 2010
                4 October 2010
                2010
                : 2
                : 5
                : e00045
                Affiliations
                [1]*Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute of Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, U.S.A.
                [2]†Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A.
                Author notes
                1Correspondence may be addressed to either of these authors (email chengai@ 123456mail.nih.gov or mattsonm@ 123456grc.nia.nih.gov ).
                Article
                e00045
                10.1042/AN20100019
                2949087
                20957078
                09017667-96f7-4f2a-a75d-a268b2695dfe
                © 2010 The Author(s).

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                : 16 June 2010
                : 6 August 2010
                : 13 August 2010
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                es, embryonic stem,camk, ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase,ad, alzheimer's disease,pgc1α, peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator 1α,hd, huntington's disease,ap, adaptor protein,mn-sod, manganese superoxide dismutase,aβ, amyloid β-peptide,mitochondria biogenesis,app, amyloid precursor protein,pink1, pten (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10)-induced kinase 1,bdnf, brain-derived neurotrophic factor,mapk, mitogen-activated protein kinase,pd, parkinson's disease,ltp, long-term potentiation,ngf, nerve growth factor,neural progenitor cell,ppar, peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor,cr, caloric restriction,nrf1, nuclear respiratory factor 1,lrrk2, leucine-rich repeat kinase 2,ucp, uncoupling protein,etc, electron transport chain,mitochondria fission and fusion,creb, camp-response-element-binding protein,nmda, n-methyl-d-aspartate,opa1, optic atrophy-1

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