Mitochondria and reactive oxygen species in aging and age-related diseases

C Giorgi, S Marchi, ICM Simoes, Z Ren… - International review of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aging has been linked to several degenerative processes that, through the accumulation of
molecular and cellular damage, can progressively lead to cell dysfunction and organ failure …

Muscle metabolism and atrophy: let's talk about sex

ME Rosa-Caldwell, NP Greene - Biology of sex differences, 2019 - Springer
Skeletal muscle health is a strong predictor of overall health and longevity. Pathologies
affecting skeletal muscle such as cancer cachexia, intensive care unit treatment, muscular …

Mitochondria: a central target for sex differences in pathologies

R Ventura-Clapier, M Moulin, J Piquereau… - Clinical …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
It is increasingly acknowledged that a sex and gender specificity affects the occurrence,
development, and consequence of a plethora of pathologies. Mitochondria are considered …

Nutrition, epigenetics, and developmental plasticity: implications for understanding human disease

GC Burdge, KA Lillycrop - Annual review of nutrition, 2010 - annualreviews.org
There is considerable evidence for induction of differential risk of noncommunicable
diseases in humans by variation in the quality of the early life environment. Studies in animal …

Widespread sex dimorphism in aging and age-related diseases

NK Sampathkumar, JI Bravo, Y Chen, PS Danthi… - Human genetics, 2020 - Springer
Although aging is a conserved phenomenon across evolutionary distant species, aspects of
the aging process have been found to differ between males and females of the same …

Low abundance of the matrix arm of complex I in mitochondria predicts longevity in mice

S Miwa, H Jow, K Baty, A Johnson… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Mitochondrial function is an important determinant of the ageing process; however, the
mitochondrial properties that enable longevity are not well understood. Here we show that …

The effects of dietary restriction on oxidative stress in rodents

ME Walsh, Y Shi, H Van Remmen - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is observed during aging and in numerous age-related diseases. Dietary
restriction (DR) is a regimen that protects against disease and extends life span in multiple …

The mitochondrial free radical theory of aging: a critical view

A Sanz, RKA Stefanatos - Current aging science, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (MFRTA) proposes that mitochondrial free
radicals, produced as by-products during normal metabolism, cause oxidative damage …

Gender differences in brain susceptibility to oxidative stress are mediated by levels of paraoxonase-2 expression

G Giordano, L Tait, CE Furlong, TB Cole… - Free Radical Biology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Paraoxonase 2 (PON2), a member of a gene family that also includes PON1 and PON3, is
expressed in most tissues, including the brain. In mouse brain, PON2 levels are highest in …

Circulating MOTS‐c levels are decreased in obese male children and adolescents and associated with insulin resistance

C Du, C Zhang, W Wu, Y Liang, A Wang… - Pediatric …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims A novel bioactive peptide, mitochondrial‐derived peptide (MOTS‐c),
has recently attracted attention as a potential prevention or therapeutic option for obesity …