PMID- 25426068 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20141126 LR - 20200930 IS - 1663-4365 (Print) IS - 1663-4365 (Electronic) IS - 1663-4365 (Linking) VI - 6 DP - 2014 TI - Bioenergetic dysfunction and inflammation in Alzheimer's disease: a possible connection. PG - 311 LID - 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00311 [doi] LID - 311 AB - Inflammation is observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) subject brains. Inflammation-relevant genes are increasingly implicated in AD genetic studies, and inflammatory cytokines to some extent even function as peripheral biomarkers. What underlies AD inflammation is unclear, but no "foreign" agent has been implicated. This suggests that internally produced damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMPs) molecules may drive inflammation in AD. A more complete characterization and understanding of AD-relevant DAMPs could advance our understanding of AD and suggest novel therapeutic strategies. In this review, we consider the possibility that mitochondria, intracellular organelles that resemble bacteria in many ways, trigger and maintain chronic inflammation in AD subjects. Data supporting the possible nexus between AD-associated bioenergetic dysfunction are discussed. FAU - Wilkins, Heather M AU - Wilkins HM AD - Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA. FAU - Carl, Steven M AU - Carl SM AD - University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA. FAU - Greenlief, Alison C S AU - Greenlief AC AD - University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA. FAU - Festoff, Barry W AU - Festoff BW AD - Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; Department of Pharmacology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; pHLOGISTIX Neurodiagnostics , Lenexa, KS , USA. FAU - Swerdlow, Russell H AU - Swerdlow RH AD - Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA. LA - eng GR - P30 AG035982/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20141110 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Aging Neurosci JT - Frontiers in aging neuroscience JID - 101525824 PMC - PMC4226164 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - DAMP OT - bioenergetics OT - inflammation OT - mitochondria EDAT- 2014/11/27 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/27 06:01 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2014/11/27 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00311 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Aging Neurosci. 2014 Nov 10;6:311. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00311. eCollection 2014.