Methylglyoxal, a highly reactive dicarbonyl compound, in diabetes, its vascular complications, and other age-related diseases

CG Schalkwijk, CDA Stehouwer - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The formation and accumulation of methylglyoxal (MGO), a highly reactive dicarbonyl
compound, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, vascular …

[HTML][HTML] The role of advanced glycation end products in aging and metabolic diseases: bridging association and causality

J Chaudhuri, Y Bains, S Guha, A Kahn, D Hall, N Bose… - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on nucleotides, lipids, and
peptides/proteins are an inevitable component of the aging process in all eukaryotic …

Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans

JL Watts, M Ristow - Genetics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Lipid and carbohydrate metabolism are highly conserved processes that affect nearly all
aspects of organismal biology. Caenorhabditis elegans eat bacteria, which consist of lipids …

Regulation of pain and itch by TRP channels

C Moore, R Gupta, SE Jordt, Y Chen, WB Liedtke - Neuroscience bulletin, 2018 - Springer
Nociception is an important physiological process that detects harmful signals and results in
pain perception. In this review, we discuss important experimental evidence involving some …

Cancer cells co-opt the neuronal redox-sensing channel TRPA1 to promote oxidative-stress tolerance

N Takahashi, HY Chen, IS Harris, DG Stover… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
Cancer cell survival is dependent on oxidative-stress defenses against reactive oxygen
species (ROS) that accumulate during tumorigenesis. Here, we show a non-canonical …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated levels of the reactive metabolite methylglyoxal recapitulate progression of type 2 diabetes

A Moraru, J Wiederstein, D Pfaff, T Fleming, AK Miller… - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
The molecular causes of type 2 diabetes (T2D) are not well understood. Both type 1
diabetes (T1D) and T2D are characterized by impaired insulin signaling and hyperglycemia …

Methylglyoxal metabolism and aging-related disease: moving from correlation toward causation

R Kold-Christensen, M Johannsen - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Methylglyoxal (MG) is a ubiquitous metabolite that spontaneously reacts with biopolymers
forming advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). AGEs are strongly associated with aging …

Parkinson's disease protein PARK7 prevents metabolite and protein damage caused by a glycolytic metabolite

IP Heremans, F Caligiore, I Gerin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Cells are continuously exposed to potentially dangerous compounds. Progressive
accumulation of damage is suspected to contribute to neurodegenerative diseases and …

Evaluating the beneficial effects of dietary restrictions: A framework for precision nutrigeroscience

KA Wilson, M Chamoli, TA Hilsabeck, M Pandey… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Dietary restriction (DR) has long been viewed as the most robust nongenetic means to
extend lifespan and healthspan. Many aging-associated mechanisms are nutrient …

Dysregulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response induces non-apoptotic dopaminergic neurodegeneration in C. elegans models of Parkinson's disease

BA Martinez, DA Petersen, AL Gaeta… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Due to environmental insult or innate genetic deficiency, protein folding environments of the
mitochondrial matrix are prone to dysregulation, prompting the activation of a specific …