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Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons, synapses, dendrites, and myelin in the central and/or peripheral nervous system. Actual therapeutic options for patients are scarce and merely palliative. Although they affect millions of patients worldwide, the molecular mechanisms underlying these conditions remain unclear. Mitochondrial dysfunction is generally found in neurodegenerative diseases and is believed to be involved in the pathomechanisms of these disorders. Therefore, therapies aiming to improve mitochondrial function are promising approaches for neurodegeneration. Although mitochondrial-targeted treatments are limited, new research findings have unraveled the therapeutic potential of several groups of antibiotics. These drugs possess pleiotropic effects beyond their anti-microbial activity, such as anti-inflammatory or mitochondrial enhancer function. In this review, we will discuss the controversial use of antibiotics as potential therapies in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Title
Neurodegeneration, Mitochondria, and Antibiotics
Author
Suárez-Rivero, Juan M 1 ; López-Pérez, Juan 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Muela-Zarzuela, Inés 1 ; Pastor-Maldonado, Carmen 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cilleros-Holgado, Paula 3 ; Gómez-Fernández, David 3 ; Álvarez-Córdoba, Mónica 3 ; Munuera-Cabeza, Manuel 3 ; Talaverón-Rey, Marta 3 ; Povea-Cabello, Suleva 3 ; Suárez-Carrillo, Alejandra 3 ; Piñero-Pérez, Rocío 3 ; Reche-López, Diana 3 ; Romero-Domínguez, José M 3 ; Sánchez-Alcázar, José Antonio 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Institute for Biomedical Researching and Innovation of Cádiz (INiBICA) University Hospital Puerta del Mar, 11009 Cádiz, Spain 
 Department of Molecular Biology Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany 
 Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD-CSIC-Pablo de Olavide-University), 41013 Sevilla, Spain 
First page
416
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22181989
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2791669188
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.