Autophagy in major human diseases

DJ Klionsky, G Petroni, RK Amaravadi… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Autophagy is a core molecular pathway for the preservation of cellular and organismal
homeostasis. Pharmacological and genetic interventions impairing autophagy responses …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of cell death in neurological diseases

D Moujalled, A Strasser, JR Liddell - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
Tightly orchestrated programmed cell death (PCD) signalling events occur during normal
neuronal development in a spatially and temporally restricted manner to establish the neural …

[HTML][HTML] Biological aging processes underlying cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease

MM Gonzales, VR Garbarino, E Pollet… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are among the top contributors to
disability and mortality in later life. As with many chronic conditions, aging is the single most …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

A Misrani, S Tabassum, L Yang - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria play a pivotal role in bioenergetics and respiratory functions, which are
essential for the numerous biochemical processes underpinning cell viability. Mitochondrial …

[HTML][HTML] History and progress of hypotheses and clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease

PP Liu, Y Xie, XY Meng, JS Kang - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2019 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive
memory loss along with neuropsychiatric symptoms and a decline in activities of daily life. Its …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) complexes in neurodegeneration

H Querfurth, HK Lee - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
Novel targets to arrest neurodegeneration in several dementing conditions involving
misfolded protein accumulations may be found in the diverse signaling pathways of the …

[HTML][HTML] Current understanding of metal ions in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

L Wang, YL Yin, XZ Liu, P Shen, YG Zheng… - Translational …, 2020 - Springer
Background The homeostasis of metal ions, such as iron, copper, zinc and calcium, in the
brain is crucial for maintaining normal physiological functions. Studies have shown that …

Mechanism and medical implications of mammalian autophagy

I Dikic, Z Elazar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process induced under various conditions of
cellular stress, which prevents cell damage and promotes survival in the event of energy or …

Tau-targeting therapies for Alzheimer disease

EE Congdon, EM Sigurdsson - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Pathologically, AD is
characterized by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, with associated …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of autophagy in oxidative stress

HR Yun, YH Jo, J Kim, Y Shin, SS Kim… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a catabolic process for unnecessary or dysfunctional cytoplasmic contents by
lysosomal degradation pathways. Autophagy is implicated in various biological processes …