Bioenergetics play a crucial role in maintaining healthy neuronal functions. Understanding the intricate mechanisms underlying the bioenergetic requirements of neurons is vital for unraveling the energy dysfunctions associated with aging, neurodegenerative disorders, and traumatic brain injury.
Through an interdisciplinary approach combining neuroscience, molecular biology, and biochemistry, this Research Topic aims to identify and characterize the specific metabolic pathways, cellular processes, and energy utilization patterns that support healthy neuronal function. By uncovering the unique bioenergetic demands of neurons, we can gain valuable insights into the vulnerabilities of these energy-intensive cells.
In this way, the Research Topic seeks to investigate the consequences of energy dysfunction in aging, neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases, as well as traumatic brain injury. By scrutinizing the alterations in neuroenergetic profiles in these pathological states, we can identify potential therapeutic targets and strategies for intervention.
Ultimately, this Research Topic endeavors to contribute to the broader understanding of how neuroenergetics influences neuronal health and its implications for aging-related cognitive decline, neurodegeneration, and brain injury. By shedding light on the intricate relationship between energy metabolism and neurological disorders, we hope to pave the way for the development of novel therapeutic approaches to restore and maintain healthy brain function.
This Research Topic will explore, but is not limited to, the following themes:
- The role of bioenergetics in maintaining physiological neuronal functions
- Energy dysfunctions associated with aging, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases), and traumatic brain injury
- Uncovering bioenergetic demands and vulnerabilities of different neuronal cell types
- Studying alterations in neuroenergetic profiles and its role in pathological states
- Identifying potential neuroenergetic therapeutic targets and intervention strategies in neurodegenerative disorders and in traumatic brain injury
- Understanding the relationship between energy, metabolism, and neurodegenerative disorders
Keywords:
Neuroenergetics, Brain health, Reviews, energy dysfunction, aging, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Bioenergetics play a crucial role in maintaining healthy neuronal functions. Understanding the intricate mechanisms underlying the bioenergetic requirements of neurons is vital for unraveling the energy dysfunctions associated with aging, neurodegenerative disorders, and traumatic brain injury.
Through an interdisciplinary approach combining neuroscience, molecular biology, and biochemistry, this Research Topic aims to identify and characterize the specific metabolic pathways, cellular processes, and energy utilization patterns that support healthy neuronal function. By uncovering the unique bioenergetic demands of neurons, we can gain valuable insights into the vulnerabilities of these energy-intensive cells.
In this way, the Research Topic seeks to investigate the consequences of energy dysfunction in aging, neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases, as well as traumatic brain injury. By scrutinizing the alterations in neuroenergetic profiles in these pathological states, we can identify potential therapeutic targets and strategies for intervention.
Ultimately, this Research Topic endeavors to contribute to the broader understanding of how neuroenergetics influences neuronal health and its implications for aging-related cognitive decline, neurodegeneration, and brain injury. By shedding light on the intricate relationship between energy metabolism and neurological disorders, we hope to pave the way for the development of novel therapeutic approaches to restore and maintain healthy brain function.
This Research Topic will explore, but is not limited to, the following themes:
- The role of bioenergetics in maintaining physiological neuronal functions
- Energy dysfunctions associated with aging, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases), and traumatic brain injury
- Uncovering bioenergetic demands and vulnerabilities of different neuronal cell types
- Studying alterations in neuroenergetic profiles and its role in pathological states
- Identifying potential neuroenergetic therapeutic targets and intervention strategies in neurodegenerative disorders and in traumatic brain injury
- Understanding the relationship between energy, metabolism, and neurodegenerative disorders
Keywords:
Neuroenergetics, Brain health, Reviews, energy dysfunction, aging, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.