Adipokines: new potential therapeutic target for obesity and metabolic, rheumatic, and cardiovascular diseases

L Recinella, G Orlando, C Ferrante… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Besides its role as an energy storage organ, adipose tissue can be viewed as a dynamic
and complex endocrine organ, which produces and secretes several adipokines, including …

New insights for oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus

K Maiese - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the generation of oxidative stress are
considered critical factors for the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM), a disorder that is …

Aging disrupts muscle stem cell function by impairing matricellular WISP1 secretion from fibro-adipogenic progenitors

L Lukjanenko, S Karaz, P Stuelsatz… - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Research on age-related regenerative failure of skeletal muscle has extensively focused on
the phenotypes of muscle stem cells (MuSCs). In contrast, the impact of aging on regulatory …

JUN promotes hypertrophic skin scarring via CD36 in preclinical in vitro and in vivo models

MF Griffin, MR Borrelli, JT Garcia, M Januszyk… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Pathologic skin scarring presents a vast economic and medical burden. Unfortunately, the
molecular mechanisms underlying scar formation remain to be elucidated. We used a …

Targeting molecules to medicine with mTOR, autophagy and neurodegenerative disorders

K Maiese - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative disorders are significantly increasing in incidence as the age of the
global population continues to climb with improved life expectancy. At present, more than 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive remodeling of the extracellular matrix during aging contributes to age-dependent impairments of muscle stem cell functionality

SC Schüler, JM Kirkpatrick, M Schmidt, D Santinha… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
During aging, the regenerative capacity of skeletal muscle decreases due to intrinsic
changes in muscle stem cells (MuSCs) and alterations in their niche. Here, we use …

The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR): novel considerations as an antiviral treatment

K Maiese - Current Neurovascular Research, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple viral pathogens can pose a significant health risk to individuals. As a recent
example, the β-coronavirus family virion, SARS-CoV-2, has quickly evolved as a pandemic …

Moving to the rhythm with clock (circadian) genes, autophagy, mTOR, and SIRT1 in degenerative disease and cancer

K Maiese - Current neurovascular research, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The mammalian circadian clock and its associated clock genes are
increasingly been recognized as critical components for a number of physiological and …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway governs a full program for dopaminergic neuron survival, neurorescue and regeneration in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's …

B Marchetti - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) integration site (Wnt) signaling is one of
the most critical pathways in developing and adult tissues. In the brain, Wnt signaling …

Cellular metabolism: A fundamental component of degeneration in the nervous system

K Maiese - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is estimated that, at minimum, 500 million individuals suffer from cellular metabolic
dysfunction, such as diabetes mellitus (DM), throughout the world. Even more concerning is …