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Role of mitochondria in synaptic transmission Most of the energy, produced by the brain mitochondria [18], is used for synaptic transmission [20]
1 Introduction Alzheimers disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline, memory loss, and neuropsychiatric symptoms, representing one of the most critical global public health challenges of the 21st century ( In this context, ferroptosisa newly defined, regulated cell death modality driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidationhas rapidly emerged as a frontier and focus in AD research ( Ferroptosis, a regulated form of cell death, plays a significant role in various pathological conditions, including neurodegeneration, cancer, and ischemiareperfusion injury ( Figure 1 ) ( Figure 1 This review aims to systematically elucidate the central role of iron dyshomeostasis and the ferroptosis process it drives in the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease
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