Functions of autophagy in normal and diseased liver

MJ Czaja, WX Ding, TM Donohue, SL Friedman… - Autophagy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy has emerged as a critical lysosomal pathway that maintains cell function and
survival through the degradation of cellular components such as organelles and proteins …

Consequences of oxidative stress in age-related macular degeneration

SG Jarrett, ME Boulton - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
The retina resides in an environment that is primed for the generation of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) and resultant oxidative damage. The retina is one of the highest oxygen …

Defective hepatic autophagy in obesity promotes ER stress and causes insulin resistance

L Yang, P Li, S Fu, ES Calay, GS Hotamisligil - Cell metabolism, 2010 - cell.com
Autophagy is a homeostatic process involved in the bulk degradation of cytoplasmic
components, including damaged organelles and proteins. In both genetic and dietary …

Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion-induced autophagy protects against neuronal injury by mitochondrial clearance

X Zhang, H Yan, Y Yuan, J Gao, Z Shen, Y Cheng… - Autophagy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (IR) is a complex pathological process. Although autophagy
can be evoked by ischemia, its involvement in the reperfusion phase after ischemia and its …

Overview of macroautophagy regulation in mammalian cells

M Mehrpour, A Esclatine, I Beau, P Codogno - Cell research, 2010 - nature.com
Macroautophagy is a multistep, vacuolar, degradation pathway terminating in the lysosomal
compartment, and it is of fundamental importance in tissue homeostasis. In this review, we …

Current strategies to minimize hepatic ischemia–reperfusion injury by targeting reactive oxygen species

H Jaeschke, BL Woolbright - Transplantation reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Ischemia–reperfusion is a major component of injury in vascular occlusion both during liver
surgery and during liver transplantation. The pathophysiology of hepatic ischemia …

[PDF][PDF] Liver ischemia/reperfusion injury: processes in inflammatory networks—a review

M Abu‐Amara, SY Yang, N Tapuria, B Fuller… - Liver …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Liver ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury is typified by an inflammatory response.
Understanding the cellular and molecular events underpinning this inflammation is …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy in liver diseases

PE Rautou, A Mansouri, D Lebrec, F Durand… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Autophagy, or cellular self-digestion, is a cellular pathway crucial for development,
differentiation, survival, and homeostasis. Its implication in human diseases has been …

Beclin1: a role in membrane dynamics and beyond

E Wirawan, S Lippens, T Vanden Berghe… - Autophagy, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Beclin1 (Atg6) is a well-known key regulator of autophagy. Although Beclin1 is enzymatically
inert, it governs the autophagic process by regulating PtdIns3KC3-dependent generation of …

Endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis in hepatic steatosis

A Baiceanu, P Mesdom, M Lagouge… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Hepatic steatosis, the first step in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, is
characterized by triglyceride accumulation in hepatocytes and is highly prevalent in people …