中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2026, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (9): 4263-4264.doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-25-01191

• 观点:神经损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

通过组织间神经递质信号平衡线粒体健康

  

  • 出版日期:2026-09-15 发布日期:2026-05-14

Balancing mitochondrial health through inter-tissue neurotransmitter signaling

Rebecca Cornell*, Roger Pocock*   

  1. Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Online:2026-09-15 Published:2026-05-14
  • Contact: Rebecca Cornell, PhD, rebecca.cornell@monash.edu; Roger Pocock, PhD, roger.pocock@monash.edu.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council grants GNT1105374, GNT1137645 and GNT2000766 (to RP).

摘要: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7242-1283 (Rebecca Cornell)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5515-3608 (Roger Pocock)

Abstract: The ongoing health of our bodies is dependent on maintaining a balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic tone. These two branches of the autonomic nervous system work in concert to maintain homeostasis, protect the body against threats, and respond to internal and external stressors. As such, the appropriate and regulated activation of these systems is essential for maintaining health. The concept of balancing excitatory and inhibitory signals is conserved across species to the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). Although C. elegans lack a distinct autonomic nervous system, they still rely on excitatory and inhibitory neurochemical signaling to mediate behavioral and biochemical processes. Two key players in this balancing act are the excitatory neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, and the inhibitory neurotransmitter, gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA). In our recent work, we have shown that coordination of these systems is essential for maintaining mitochondrial health across the body.