TY - CHAP AU - Xianquan Zhan AU - Na Li ED - Stavros Baloyannis Y1 - 2019-05-22 PY - 2019 T1 - Mitochondrial Proteomic and Molecular Network Alterations in Human Ovarian Cancers N2 - The mitochondrion is a unique and ubiquitous organelle that contains its own genome, encoding essential proteins that are major components of the respiratory chain and energy production system. Mitochondria play a dominant role in the life and function of eukaryotic cells including neurons and glia, as their survival and activity depend upon mitochondrial energy production and supply. Besides energy production, mitochondria also play a vital role in calcium homeostasis and may induce apoptosis by excitotoxicity. Mitochondrial dysfunction is related to common neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Friedreich's ataxia, Huntington's disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. An efficient treatment of mitochondrial dysfunction would open new horizons in the therapeutic perspectives of a substantial number of inflammatory and degenerative neurological disorders. BT - Mitochondria and Brain Disorders SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86493 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.86493 SN - 978-1-78985-532-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -