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. 2022 Mar 19;11(6):1049. doi: 10.3390/cells11061049

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Vicious cycle of mitochondrial degeneration in neurodegenerative diseases. Any primary or secondary mitochondrial injury will tend to accelerate mitochondrial degeneration, culminating in neuronal death and neuromuscular dysfunction. Mitofusin (MFN) activation can provide resistance to injury through reparative fusion, potentially interrupting cycle.