NAD+ metabolism: pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic potential

N Xie, L Zhang, W Gao, C Huang, PE Huber… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and its metabolites function as critical regulators
to maintain physiologic processes, enabling the plastic cells to adapt to environmental …

The AMPK pathway in fatty liver disease

C Fang, J Pan, N Qu, Y Lei, J Han, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lipid metabolism disorders are the primary causes for the occurrence and progression of
various liver diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic fatty …

Energy metabolism changes and dysregulated lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women

SH Ko, YJ Jung - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aging women experience hormonal changes, such as decreased estrogen and increased
circulating androgen, due to natural or surgical menopause. These hormonal changes make …

Spermidine activates mitochondrial trifunctional protein and improves antitumor immunity in mice

M Al-Habsi, K Chamoto, K Matsumoto, N Nomura… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Spermidine (SPD) delays age-related pathologies in various organisms. SPD
supplementation overcame the impaired immunotherapy against tumors in aged mice by …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

YY Qiu, J Zhang, FY Zeng, YZ Zhu - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of disease phenotypes
which start with simple steatosis and lipid accumulation in the hepatocytes-a typical …

Mitochondrial structure and bioenergetics in normal and disease conditions

M Protasoni, M Zeviani - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are ubiquitous intracellular organelles found in almost all eukaryotes and
involved in various aspects of cellular life, with a primary role in energy production. The …

Protection against metabolic associated fatty liver disease by protocatechuic acid

J Tan, R Hu, J Gong, C Fang, Y Li, M Liu, Z He… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Gut microbiota–diet interaction has been identified as a key factor of metabolic associated
fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Recent studies suggested that dietary polyphenols may protect …

Metabolic aspects in NAFLD, NASH and hepatocellular carcinoma: the role of PGC1 coactivators

E Piccinin, G Villani, A Moschetta - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Alterations of hepatic metabolism are critical to the development of liver disease. The
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivators (PGC1s) are able to orchestrate, on …

Interplay between lipid metabolism and autophagy

Y Xie, J Li, R Kang, D Tang - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is a self-eating process of using lysosomes to degrade macromolecular
substances (eg, proteins and organelles) that are damaged, degenerated, or aging. Lipid …

Lipid metabolism in ferroptosis

Z Lin, J Liu, R Kang, M Yang, D Tang - Advanced Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid metabolism is a complex biochemical process that participates in the regulation of cell
survival and death. Ferroptosis is a form of iron‐dependent regulated cell death driven by …