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Pharmacological approaches to restore mitochondrial function.

  • Andreux PA Laboratory of Integrative and Systems Physiology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Houtkooper RH
  • Auwerx J
  • 2013-05-14
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  • Nature reviews. Drug discovery. - 2013
Animals
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Drug Delivery Systems
Drug Discovery
Humans
Mitochondria
Mitochondrial Diseases
Parkinson Disease
Pharmaceutical Preparations
English Mitochondrial dysfunction is not only a hallmark of rare inherited mitochondrial disorders but also implicated in age-related diseases, including those that affect the metabolic and nervous system, such as type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Numerous pathways maintain and/or restore proper mitochondrial function, including mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy and the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. New and powerful phenotypic assays in cell-based models as well as multicellular organisms have been developed to explore these different aspects of mitochondrial function. Modulating mitochondrial function has therefore emerged as an attractive therapeutic strategy for several diseases, which has spurred active drug discovery efforts in this area.
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