Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the brain. Most AD experimental animal models are pharmacological or transgenic in origin. The existing pharmacological approaches for developing AD are poorly developed and most of them fail to replicate the complete characteristics of disease pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrganelle crosstalk is significant in regulating their respective functions and subsequent cell fate. Mitochondria and lysosomes are amongst the essential organelles in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Mitochondria-lysosome connections, which may develop dynamically in the human neurons, have been identified as sites of bidirectional communication.
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