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. 2021 Mar;41(2):770-784.
doi: 10.1002/med.21712. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

Mitochondria and lipid peroxidation in the mechanism of neurodegeneration: Finding ways for prevention

Plamena R Angelova  1 , Noemi Esteras  1 , Andrey Y Abramov  1
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Mitochondria and lipid peroxidation in the mechanism of neurodegeneration: Finding ways for prevention

Plamena R Angelova et al. Med Res Rev. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

The world's population aging progression renders age-related neurodegenerative diseases to be one of the biggest unsolved problems of modern society. Despite the progress in studying the development of pathology, finding ways for modifying neurodegenerative disorders remains a high priority. One common feature of neurodegenerative diseases is mitochondrial dysfunction and overproduction of reactive oxygen species, resulting in oxidative stress. Although lipid peroxidation is one of the markers for oxidative stress, it also plays an important role in cell physiology, including activation of phospholipases and stimulation of signaling cascades. Excessive lipid peroxidation is a hallmark for most neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and many other neurological conditions. The products of lipid peroxidation have been shown to be the trigger for necrotic, apoptotic, and more specifically for oxidative stress-related, that is, ferroptosis and neuronal cell death. Here we discuss the involvement of lipid peroxidation in the mechanism of neuronal loss and some novel therapeutic directions to oppose it.

Keywords: Nrf2; PUFAs; ROS; free radicals; lipid peroxidation; mitochondria; neurodegeneration.

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