The chemistry of reactive oxygen species (ROS) revisited: outlining their role in biological macromolecules (DNA, lipids and proteins) and induced pathologies

CA Juan, JM Pérez de la Lastra, FJ Plou… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Living species are continuously subjected to all extrinsic forms of reactive oxidants and
others that are produced endogenously. There is extensive literature on the generation and …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

Mitochondria: It is all about energy

A Casanova, A Wevers, S Navarro-Ledesma… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria play a key role in both health and disease. Their function is not limited to
energy production but serves multiple mechanisms varying from iron and calcium …

Inter and Intracellular mitochondrial trafficking in health and disease

S Shanmughapriya, D Langford… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neurons and glia maintain central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis through diverse
mechanisms of intra-and intercellular signaling. Some of these interactions include the …

Strategies for senolytic drug discovery

H Power, P Valtchev, F Dehghani, A Schindeler - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Senolytics are a category of drugs that reduce the impact of cellular senescence, an effect
associated with a range of chronic and age‐related diseases. Since the discovery of the first …

Novel approach to quantify mitochondrial content and intrinsic bioenergetic efficiency across organs

KL McLaughlin, JT Hagen, HS Coalson, MAM Nelson… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Human disease pathophysiology commonly involves metabolic disruption at both the
cellular and subcellular levels. Isolated mitochondria are a powerful model for separating …

Macrophage polarization mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction induces adipose tissue inflammation in obesity

L Xu, X Yan, Y Zhao, J Wang, B Liu, S Yu, J Fu… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is one of the prominent global health issues, contributing to the growing prevalence
of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Chronic inflammation in adipose tissue is …

Mitochondrial contributions to vascular endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, and cardiovascular diseases

DL Kirkman, AT Robinson… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects one in three adults and remains the leading cause of
death in America. Advancing age is a major risk factor for CVD. Recent plateaus in CVD …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin modulates mitochondrial function and mitophagy in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from type 2 diabetic patients

AM de Marañón, P Díaz-Pozo, F Canet… - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that affects mitochondrial function. In this
context, the rescue mechanisms of mitochondrial health, such as mitophagy and …

The role of mitochondria in cardiovascular diseases

AV Poznyak, EA Ivanova, IA Sobenin, SF Yet… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
The role of mitochondria in cardiovascular diseases is receiving ever growing attention. As a
central player in the regulation of cellular metabolism and a powerful controller of cellular …