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== Basics == '''Mitochondria''', thought to be of bacterial origin, are the powerhouses of our cells. They create ATP, which is the only energy our bodies can use. When the Mitochondria go wrong, we go wrong. They are the only organelles that have two membranes, the outer membrane and the inner membrane.The outer membrane is permeable while the inner membrane only allows certain materials to go through.Living cells cannot use oxygen for energy but they have food, Mitochondria can use oxygen for energy but they have no food,so an exchange is done through the intermembraneous space (space between membranes) via transmembraneous proteins, the most important being the VDAC protein (voltage dependent anion channel). This protein plays an important role in communication with the nucleus, and all orders of the cells that come from the nucleus are supervised by the mitochondria giving them the upper hand on the nucleus to control all the cells biological functions. These functions could be done via the recently discovered mitochondrial-nuclear axis. Studies show the disturbance of this axis would lead to catastrophic diseases that range from aging problems to cancer transformation. ''Take away message: Mitochondria power our cells and our cells feed mitochondria. This information exchange is done across the antegrade and retrograde axis via the vdac1 protein. If this exchange is blocked we start to show signs of ageing which can lead to disease.'' '''Sirtuins''', or silent information regulators facillitate the exchange of electrons. '''Pathways:''' we explore several longevity pathways: * Mtor * Insulin resistance * AMPK * Sirtuin '''Apoptosis''' is one method the body uses to get rid of unneeded or abnormal cells, also known as programmed cell death. It is thought this process is blocked in cancer cells. '''Autophagy''' is a highly conserved eukaryotic cellular recycling process and plays an important role in cell survival and maintenance. '''Pemf''' or pulsed electormagnetic therapy is used to repair or activate electron channels. '''Light therapy''' is used in a variety of ways and we will look further into that later, as well as it's combined use in treating disease.
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