Mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease: mechanisms and potential targets

W Chen, H Zhao, Y Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria are organelles that are able to adjust and respond to different stressors and
metabolic needs within a cell, showcasing their plasticity and dynamic nature. These …

The metabolic roots of senescence: mechanisms and opportunities for intervention

CD Wiley, J Campisi - Nature Metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Cellular senescence entails a permanent proliferative arrest, coupled to multiple phenotypic
changes. Among these changes is the release of numerous biologically active molecules …

The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process

B Schumacher, J Pothof, J Vijg, JHJ Hoeijmakers - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Ageing is a complex, multifaceted process leading to widespread functional decline that
affects every organ and tissue, but it remains unknown whether ageing has a unifying causal …

Molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of mitophagy

M Onishi, K Yamano, M Sato, N Matsuda… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Degradation of mitochondria via a selective form of autophagy, named mitophagy, is a
fundamental mechanism conserved from yeast to humans that regulates mitochondrial …

Mitochondrial DNA copy number in human disease: the more the better?

R Filograna, M Mennuni, D Alsina, NG Larsson - FEBS letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the genetic information has been lost or transferred to the nucleus during the
evolution of mitochondria. Nevertheless, mitochondria have retained their own genome that …

Mitochondrial genetics through the lens of single-cell multi-omics

L Nitsch, CA Lareau, LS Ludwig - Nature genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Mitochondria carry their own genetic information encoding for a subset of protein-coding
genes and translational machinery essential for cellular respiration and metabolism. Despite …

Inflammation, epigenetics, and metabolism converge to cell senescence and ageing: the regulation and intervention

X Zhu, Z Chen, W Shen, G Huang, JM Sedivy… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Remarkable progress in ageing research has been achieved over the past decades.
General perceptions and experimental evidence pinpoint that the decline of physical …

Pleiotropic effects of mitochondria in aging

T Lima, TY Li, A Mottis, J Auwerx - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is typified by a progressive decline in mitochondrial activity and stress resilience.
Here, we review how mitochondrial stress pathways have pleiotropic effects on cellular and …

History and progress of hypotheses and clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease

PP Liu, Y Xie, XY Meng, JS Kang - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2019 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive
memory loss along with neuropsychiatric symptoms and a decline in activities of daily life. Its …

Sarcopenia: aging-related loss of muscle mass and function

L Larsson, H Degens, M Li, L Salviati… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle mass and function in the elderly that reduces mobility,
diminishes quality of life, and can lead to fall-related injuries, which require costly …