Multifaceted role of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling pathway in human health and disease

V Panwar, A Singh, M Bhatt, RK Tonk… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase that controls cellular
metabolism, catabolism, immune responses, autophagy, survival, proliferation, and …

Making sense of the ageing methylome

K Seale, S Horvath, A Teschendorff, N Eynon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Over time, the human DNA methylation landscape accrues substantial damage, which has
been associated with a broad range of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular …

[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 …

Reactive astrocytes acquire neuroprotective as well as deleterious signatures in response to Tau and Aß pathology

Z Jiwaji, SS Tiwari, RX Avilés-Reyes, M Hooley… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) alters astrocytes, but the effect of Aß and Tau pathology is poorly
understood. TRAP-seq translatome analysis of astrocytes in APP/PS1 ß-amyloidopathy and …

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 …

Mechanisms of vascular aging

Z Ungvari, S Tarantini, AJ Donato, V Galvan… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Aging of the vasculature plays a central role in morbidity and mortality of older people. To
develop novel treatments for amelioration of unsuccessful vascular aging and prevention of …

The quest to slow ageing through drug discovery

L Partridge, M Fuentealba, BK Kennedy - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Although death is inevitable, individuals have long sought to alter the course of the ageing
process. Indeed, ageing has proved to be modifiable; by intervening in biological systems …

Hallmarks of brain aging: adaptive and pathological modification by metabolic states

MP Mattson, TV Arumugam - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
During aging, the cellular milieu of the brain exhibits tell-tale signs of compromised
bioenergetics, impaired adaptive neuroplasticity and resilience, aberrant neuronal network …

GBA Variants and Parkinson Disease: Mechanisms and Treatments

L Smith, AHV Schapira - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The GBA gene encodes for the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase), which
maintains glycosphingolipid homeostasis. Approximately 5–15% of PD patients have …

Targeting the biology of aging with mTOR inhibitors

JB Mannick, DW Lamming - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Inhibition of the protein kinase mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) with the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapeutic rapamycin promotes health and longevity …