Mechanisms of spermidine-induced autophagy and geroprotection

SJ Hofer, AK Simon, M Bergmann, T Eisenberg… - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Aging involves the systemic deterioration of all known cell types in most eukaryotes. Several
recently discovered compounds that extend the healthspan and lifespan of model organisms …

Polyamines in Parkinson's disease: balancing between neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

S Vrijsen, M Houdou, A Cascalho… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are abundant polycations of vital
importance in mammalian cells. Their cellular levels are tightly regulated by degradation …

SARS-CoV-2-mediated dysregulation of metabolism and autophagy uncovers host-targeting antivirals

NC Gassen, J Papies, T Bajaj, J Emanuel… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Viruses manipulate cellular metabolism and macromolecule recycling processes like
autophagy. Dysregulated metabolism might lead to excessive inflammatory and …

Spermidine-mediated hypusination of translation factor EIF5A improves mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and prevents non-alcoholic steatohepatitis progression

J Zhou, J Pang, M Tripathi, JP Ho, AA Widjaja… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Spermidine is a natural polyamine that has health benefits and extends life span in several
species. Deoxyhypusine synthase (DHPS) and deoxyhypusine hydroxylase (DOHH) are key …

Warmth prevents bone loss through the gut microbiota

C Chevalier, S Kieser, M Çolakoğlu, N Hadadi, J Brun… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Osteoporosis is the most prevalent metabolic bone disease, characterized by low bone
mass and microarchitectural deterioration. Here, we show that warmth exposure (34° C) …

[HTML][HTML] Polyamine catabolism and oxidative damage

TM Stewart, TT Dunston, PM Woster… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyamines (PAs) are indispensable polycations ubiquitous to all living cells. Among their
many critical functions, PAs contribute to the oxidative balance of the cell. Beginning with …

Dietary and gut microbiota polyamines in obesity-and age-related diseases

B Ramos-Molina, MI Queipo-Ortuño… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are widely distributed polycationic
compounds essential for cellular functions. Intracellular polyamine pools are tightly …

[HTML][HTML] Effective exposure of chemicals in in vitro cell systems: A review of chemical distribution models

S Proença, BI Escher, FC Fischer, C Fisher, S Grégoire… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2021 - Elsevier
Nominal effect concentrations from in vitro toxicity assays may lead to inaccurate estimations
of in vivo toxic doses because the nominal concentration poorly reflects the concentration at …

Spermidine–an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function

K Chamoto, B Zhang, M Tajima, T Honjo… - Trends in cell …, 2024 - cell.com
Polyamines–putrescine, spermidine, and spermine–are widely distributed aliphatic
compounds known to regulate important biological processes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic …

Polyamine immunometabolism: central regulators of inflammation, cancer and autoimmunity

T Chia, A Zolp, J Miska - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyamines are ubiquitous, amine-rich molecules with diverse processes in biology. Recent
work has highlighted that polyamines exert profound roles on the mammalian immune …