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RE: Nice paper: Don’t trust the mitochondrial spare capacity!?!
I do agree with you about how enjoyable reading scientific articles can be @chapperton. And, I must confess, I am quite drawn to reading articles from the biology field. Still, this will not come as a surprise to you, I am sure: I had never heard of LHON disease before. But, it is always interesting to learn about the outcome that may result from the interactions environmental and biological factors have on one another. Particularly when they can bring devastating consequences such as blindness.
Thank you for taking the time to share all this info with us :)
Best,
Abigail
Hey and thanks to you for coming by!
The problem with mitochondrial dysfunction is that they are hard to figure out. There are worst cases of people having this from birth on. Then there are numerous diseases which are accumulation throughout life because of various factors. And then there is something like LHON which is in between. That means you are genetically prone to receive this but you also can trigger it by various factors.
In general, most physicians can't figure this out. It's too complex and to multifaced.
Once you have this, it is almost too late, because there is no reliable therapeutic strategy against it. But there are interventions which prevent the accumulation of mutations, such as less stress, good food, no toxins...
I made a German article series concerning this, the translation will be published in a few weeks.
Stay healthy and have a nice weekend
Chapper
Well, thank you for the additional info :D
Your welcome 👍😉
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