We further show that serum from young autistic patients contains mtDNA (n = 20; cytochrome B, p = 0.0002 and 7S, p = 0.006), and anti-mitochondrial antibody Type 2 (n = 14; p = 0.001) as compared ...

Mitochondria, the primary producers of energy that fuels cell functions, have been considered an attractive anti-cancer therapeutic ... particle a monoclonal antibody designed to seek out ...

For instance, mtDNA (or other extracellular mitochondrial components not measured in this study) could activate TLRs on immune or glial cells to release pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6 ...