Autophagy in healthy aging and disease

Y Aman, T Schmauck-Medina, M Hansen, RI Morimoto… - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Autophagy is a fundamental cellular process that eliminates molecules and subcellular
elements, including nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and organelles, via lysosome-mediated …

Autophagy in metabolic disease and ageing

M Kitada, D Koya - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021 - nature.com
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved, lysosome-dependent catabolic process whereby
cytoplasmic components, including damaged organelles, protein aggregates and lipid …

Measuring biological aging in humans: A quest

L Ferrucci, M Gonzalez‐Freire, E Fabbri… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global population of individuals over the age of 65 is growing at an unprecedented rate
and is expected to reach 1.6 billion by 2050. Most older individuals are affected by multiple …

Mitophagy in Alzheimer's disease: Molecular defects and therapeutic approaches

A Mary, F Eysert, F Checler, M Chami - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondrial dysfunctions are central players in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition,
impairments in mitophagy, the process of selective mitochondrial degradation by autophagy …

[HTML][HTML] Biological functions of autophagy genes: a disease perspective

B Levine, G Kroemer - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The lysosomal degradation pathway of autophagy plays a fundamental role in cellular,
tissue, and organismal homeostasis and is mediated by evolutionarily conserved autophagy …

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 …

Spermidine in health and disease

F Madeo, T Eisenberg, F Pietrocola, G Kroemer - Science, 2018 - science.org
BACKGROUND As the world population ages, chronic diseases such as diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration become ever more prevalent …

Caloric restriction mimetics against age-associated disease: targets, mechanisms, and therapeutic potential

F Madeo, D Carmona-Gutierrez, SJ Hofer, G Kroemer - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
The increase in life expectancy has boosted the incidence of age-related pathologies
beyond social and economic sustainability. Consequently, there is an urgent need for …

Mitophagy: an emerging role in aging and age-associated diseases

G Chen, G Kroemer, O Kepp - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondrial dysfunction constitutes one of the hallmarks of aging and is characterized by
irregular mitochondrial morphology, insufficient ATP production, accumulation of …

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 …