D Marazziti, S Baroni, M Picchetti, P Landi, S Silvestri, E Vatteroni, M Catena Dell'Osso
BACKGROUND: Mitochondria play a key role in the production of the cell energy. The final product of this process is adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used as a source of chemical energy. Besides this major role, mithocondria have been shown to be involved in other functions, such as signaling, cellular differentiation, cell death, as well as the control of the cell cycle and cell growth. The aim of this paper is to highlight the relationships between psychiatric disorders, especially schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (BD), autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Alzheimer's dementia...
February 2012: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences