Molecular mechanisms of environmental exposures and human disease

H Wu, CM Eckhardt, AA Baccarelli - Nature reviews genetics, 2023 - nature.com
A substantial proportion of disease risk for common complex disorders is attributable to
environmental exposures and pollutants. An appreciation of how environmental pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] The role of adipose tissue mitochondria: regulation of mitochondrial function for the treatment of metabolic diseases

JH Lee, A Park, KJ Oh, SC Lee, WK Kim… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria play a key role in maintaining energy homeostasis in metabolic tissues,
including adipose tissues. The two main types of adipose tissues are the white adipose …

[HTML][HTML] Aging hallmarks: the benefits of physical exercise

A Rebelo-Marques, A De Sousa Lages… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
World population has been continuously increasing and progressively aging. Aging is
characterized by a complex and intraindividual process associated with nine major cellular …

Mitochondria in white, brown, and beige adipocytes

M Cedikova, M Kripnerová, J Dvorakova… - Stem cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria play a key role in energy metabolism in many tissues, including cardiac and
skeletal muscle, brain, liver, and adipose tissue. Three types of adipose depots can be …

Endurance exercise rescues progeroid aging and induces systemic mitochondrial rejuvenation in mtDNA mutator mice

A Safdar, JM Bourgeois, DI Ogborn… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
A causal role for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutagenesis in mammalian aging is
supported by recent studies demonstrating that the mtDNA mutator mouse, harboring a …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria and reactive oxygen species: physiology and pathophysiology

S Bolisetty, EA Jaimes - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
The air that we breathe contains nearly 21% oxygen, most of which is utilized by
mitochondria during respiration. While we cannot live without it, it was perceived as a bane …

[HTML][HTML] GPR84-mediated signal transduction affects metabolic function by promoting brown adipocyte activity

XN Sun, YA An, VA Paschoal… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The G protein–coupled receptor 84 (GPR84), a medium-chain fatty acid receptor, has
garnered attention because of its potential involvement in a range of metabolic conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, but not leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number, is elevated in major depressive disorder

D Lindqvist, OM Wolkowitz, M Picard… - …, 2018 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been linked to mitochondrial defects, which could
manifest in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphisms or mutations. Additionally, copy …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial structure and function are disrupted by standard isolation methods

M Picard, T Taivassalo, D Ritchie, KJ Wright… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Mitochondria regulate critical components of cellular function via ATP production, reactive
oxygen species production, Ca2+ handling and apoptotic signaling. Two classical methods …

Targeting the mitochondria in heart failure: a translational perspective

HN Sabbah - Basic to Translational Science, 2020 - jacc.org
The burden of heart failure (HF) in terms of health care expenditures, hospitalizations, and
mortality is substantial and growing. The failing heart has been described as “energy …