Lithium and the Interplay Between Telomeres and Mitochondria in Bipolar Disorder

Lithium and the Interplay Between Telomeres and Mitochondria in Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is a severe psychiatric disorder which affects more than 1% of the world’s population and is a leading cause of disability among young people. For the past 50 years, lithium has been the drug of choice for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder due to its potent ability to preven...

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Main Authors: Martin Lundberg, Vincent Millischer, Lena Backlund, Lina Martinsson, Peter Stenvinkel, Carl M. Sellgren, Catharina Lavebratt, Martin Schalling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
lithium
bipolar disorder
mitochondria
oxidative stress
telomere
telomerase
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.586083/full

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