Oxidative stress and inflammation in osteoporosis: molecular mechanisms involved and the relationship with microRNAs

T Iantomasi, C Romagnoli, G Palmini, S Donati… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Osteoporosis is characterized by the alteration of bone homeostasis due to an imbalance
between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation. Estrogen deficiency …

Lessons in self-defence: inhibition of virus entry by intrinsic immunity

S Majdoul, AA Compton - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Virus entry, consisting of attachment to and penetration into the host target cell, is the first
step of the virus life cycle and is a critical 'do or die'event that governs virus emergence in …

Epigenetic mechanisms of longevity and aging

P Sen, PP Shah, R Nativio, SL Berger - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Aging is an inevitable outcome of life, characterized by progressive decline in tissue and
organ function and increased risk of mortality. Accumulating evidence links aging to genetic …

Osteogenesis and aging: lessons from mesenchymal stem cells

A Infante, CI Rodríguez - Stem cell research & therapy, 2018 - Springer
Aging is a high risk factor for the development of osteoporosis, a multifactorial age-related
progressive disease characterized by reduced bone mass and increased risk of fractures. At …

Recent progress in genetics, epigenetics and metagenomics unveils the pathophysiology of human obesity

M Pigeyre, FT Yazdi, Y Kaur, D Meyre - Clinical science, 2016 - portlandpress.com
In high-, middle-and low-income countries, the rising prevalence of obesity is the underlying
cause of numerous health complications and increased mortality. Being a complex and …

Senescence-associated inflammatory responses: aging and cancer perspectives

A Lasry, Y Ben-Neriah - Trends in immunology, 2015 - cell.com
Senescent cells, albeit not proliferating, are metabolically and transcriptionally active,
thereby capable of affecting their microenvironment, notably via the production of …

The nuclear lamins: flexibility in function

B Burke, CL Stewart - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2013 - nature.com
The nuclear lamina is an important structural determinant for the nuclear envelope as a
whole, attaching chromatin domains to the nuclear periphery and localizing some nuclear …

Recurrent de novo point mutations in lamin A cause Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome

M Eriksson, WT Brown, LB Gordon, MW Glynn, J Singer… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by
features reminiscent of marked premature ageing,. Here, we present evidence of mutations …

Splicing-directed therapy in a new mouse model of human accelerated aging

FG Osorio, CL Navarro, J Cadiñanos… - Science translational …, 2011 - science.org
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is caused by a point mutation in the LMNA
gene that activates a cryptic donor splice site and yields a truncated form of prelamin A …

Nuclear lamins and laminopathies

HJ Worman - The Journal of pathology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear lamins are intermediate filament proteins that polymerize to form the nuclear lamina
on the inner aspect of the inner nuclear membrane. Long known to be essential for …