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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Mitochondrial Aging in the CNS: Unravelling Implications for Neurological Health and Disease.

Davide Steffan, Camilla Pezzini, Martina Esposito, Anais Franco-Romero

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Davide SteffanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-0301-0228
Camilla PezziniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-3567-3925
Martina EspositoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Anais Franco-RomeroDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2792-1200

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial aging plays a central role in the functional decline of the central nervous system (CNS), with profound consequences for neurological health. As the brain is one of the most energy-demanding organs, neurons are particularly susceptible to mitochondrial dysfunction that arises with aging. Key features of mitochondrial aging include impaired mitochondrial dynamics, reduced mitophagy, increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations. These alterations dramatically compromise neuronal bioenergetics, disrupt synaptic integrity, and promote oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, paving the path for the development of neurodegenerative diseases. This review also examines the complex mechanisms driving mitochondrial aging in the central nervous system (CNS), including the disruption of mitochondrial-organelle communication, and explores how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. By synthesizing current evidence and identifying key knowledge gaps, we emphasize the urgent need for targeted strategies to restore mitochondrial function, maintain cognitive health, and delay or prevent age-related neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

AgingCentral Nervous SystemMitochondriaNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsDNA, MitochondrialHumansMitochondrial DynamicsMitophagyOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesDNA, MitochondrialReactive Oxygen SpeciesagingCNSmitophagyneurodegenerative diseases

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PMID41008559
PMCPMC12467961

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