Strengthening the immune system and reducing inflammation and oxidative stress through diet and nutrition: considerations during the COVID-19 crisis

M Iddir, A Brito, G Dingeo, SS Fernandez Del Campo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced as a global pandemic by the
World Health Organization. Challenges arise concerning how to optimally support the …

Measuring biological aging in humans: A quest

L Ferrucci, M Gonzalez‐Freire, E Fabbri… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global population of individuals over the age of 65 is growing at an unprecedented rate
and is expected to reach 1.6 billion by 2050. Most older individuals are affected by multiple …

Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense

M Bosch, M Sánchez-Álvarez, A Fajardo… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION In all eukaryotic cells, lipid droplets (LDs) store and supply essential lipids
to produce signaling molecules, membrane building blocks, and metabolic energy. The LD …

Targeting mitochondria-located circRNA SCAR alleviates NASH via reducing mROS output

Q Zhao, J Liu, H Deng, R Ma, JY Liao, H Liang, J Hu… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mitochondria, which play central roles in immunometabolic diseases, have their own
genome. However, the functions of mitochondria-located noncoding RNAs are largely …

T cells with dysfunctional mitochondria induce multimorbidity and premature senescence

G Desdín-Micó, G Soto-Heredero, JF Aranda, J Oller… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The effect of immunometabolism on age-associated diseases remains uncertain. In this
work, we show that T cells with dysfunctional mitochondria owing to mitochondrial …

Glycolysis–a key player in the inflammatory response

G Soto‐Heredero, MM Gómez de Las Heras… - The FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The inflammatory response involves the activation of several cell types to fight insults
caused by a plethora of agents, and to maintain the tissue homoeostasis. On the one hand …

Obesity, hypertension, and cardiac dysfunction: novel roles of immunometabolism in macrophage activation and inflammation

AJ Mouton, X Li, ME Hall, JE Hall - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Obesity and hypertension, which often coexist, are major risk factors for heart failure and are
characterized by chronic, low-grade inflammation, which promotes adverse cardiac …

Decoding SARS-CoV-2 hijacking of host mitochondria in COVID-19 pathogenesis

KK Singh, G Chaubey, JY Chen… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Because of the ongoing pandemic around the world, the mechanisms underlying the SARS-
CoV-2-induced COVID-19 are subject to intense investigation. Based on available data for …

Emerging views of mitophagy in immunity and autoimmune diseases

Y Xu, J Shen, Z Ran - Autophagy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Mitophagy is a vital form of autophagy for selective removal of dysfunctional or redundant
mitochondria. Accumulating evidence implicates elimination of dysfunctional mitochondria …

Ischemia and reperfusion injury in kidney transplantation: relevant mechanisms in injury and repair

GJ Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke, SE Pischke… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) is a complex pathophysiological phenomenon,
inevitable in kidney transplantation and one of the most important mechanisms for non-or …