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HERO ID
5063334
Reference Type
Journal Article
Subtype
Review
Title
Diverse roles of mitochondria in ischemic stroke
Author(s)
Yang, JL; Mukda, S; Chen, SD
Year
2018
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Redox Biology
ISSN:
2213-2317
Volume
16
Page Numbers
263-275
Language
English
PMID
29549824
DOI
10.1016/j.redox.2018.03.002
Web of Science Id
WOS:000446404400026
Abstract
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and mortality in most developing and developed countries. The current best practices for patients with acute ischemic stroke include intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and endovascular thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion to improve clinical outcomes. However, only a limited portion of patients receive thrombolytic therapy or endovascular treatment because the therapeutic time window after ischemic stroke is narrow. To address the current shortage of stroke management approaches, it is critical to identify new potential therapeutic targets. The mitochondrion is an often overlooked target for the clinical treatment of stroke. Early studies of mitochondria focused on their bioenergetic role; however, these organelles are now known to be important in a wide range of cellular functions and signaling events. This review aims to summarize the current knowledge on the mitochondrial molecular mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemia and involved in reactive oxygen species generation and scavenging, electron transport chain dysfunction, apoptosis, mitochondrial dynamics and biogenesis, and inflammation. A better understanding of the roles of mitochondria in ischemia-related neuronal death and protection may provide a rationale for the development of innovative therapeutic regimens for ischemic stroke and other stroke syndromes.
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