Excess heme upregulates heme oxygenase 1 and promotes cardiac ferroptosis in mice with sickle cell disease

AV Menon, J Liu, HP Tsai, L Zeng… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by increased hemolysis, which results in plasma
heme overload and ultimately cardiovascular complications. Here, we hypothesized that …

Targeting mitochondrial quality control in muscle aging: Natural dietary products as potential interventions

Q Chen, W Huang, E Capanoglu, AT Amrouche… - Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are the main sources of energy production for muscle tissues, including
skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle, to support their activities. Mitochondrial dysfunction and …

[HTML][HTML] Keeping the beat against time: mitochondrial fitness in the aging heart

A Mendoza, J Karch - Frontiers in Aging, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The process of aging strongly correlates with maladaptive architectural, mechanical, and
biochemical alterations that contribute to the decline in cardiac function. Consequently …

Mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel 1–hexokinase-II complex-targeted strategy for melanoma inhibition using designed multiblock peptide amphiphiles

F Zhang, A Angelova, VM Garamus… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Targeted therapies of melanoma are of urgent need considering the resistance of this
aggressive type of cancer to chemotherapeutics. The voltage-dependent anion channel 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin/Nrf2/NLRP3 connection in mouse heart mitochondria during aging

M Fernández-Ortiz, RKA Sayed, J Fernández-Martínez… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aging is a major risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Age-related disorders include
oxidative stress, mitochondria dysfunction, and exacerbation of the NF-κB/NLRP3 innate …

Decreased dynamin-related protein 1-related mitophagy induces myocardial apoptosis in the aging heart

X Wei, Y Wu, W Wang, S Zhang, D Liu… - Acta Biochimica et …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
An increase in cardiomyocyte apoptosis is the main contributor to the observed high
morbidity of cardiac disease during aging. Mitochondria play important roles in cardiac …

Molecular explanation of Wnt/βcatenin antagonist pyrvinium mediated calcium equilibrium changes in aging cardiovascular disorders

KS Alharbi, Y Singh, O Afzal… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Springer
The symptoms of ageing are somewhat different and can lead to the altered role of the
cardiovascular system at the levels of genetic, biochemical, tissue, organ, and systems …

Effect of vitamin D on cardiac hypertrophy in D-galactose-induced aging model through cardiac mitophagy

S Shahidi, K Ramezani-Aliakbari, A Komaki… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cardiac apoptosis plays a key role in increased morbidity associated with aging-
induced-cardiac disorder. Mitochondria play an important role in cardiac apoptosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Pcsk6 Deficiency Promotes Cardiomyocyte Senescence by Modulating Ddit3-Mediated ER Stress

W Zhan, L Chen, H Liu, C Long, J Liu, S Ding, Q Wu… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiac aging is a critical determinant of cardiac dysfunction, which contributes to
cardiovascular disease in the elderly. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 6 (PCSK6) is a …

Unlocking the dark matter: noncoding RNAs and RNA modifications in cardiac aging

J Kang, J Rhee, C Wang, Y Yang… - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Cardiac aging is a multifaceted process that encompasses structural and functional
alterations culminating in heart failure. As the elderly population continues to expand, there …