Autophagy: The spotlight for cellular stress responses

P Ravanan, IF Srikumar, P Talwar - Life sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Autophagy is an essential cellular mechanism which plays “housekeeping” role in normal
physiological processes including removing of long lived, aggregated and misfolded …

Molecular mechanisms of adipogenesis: the anti-adipogenic role of AMP-activated protein kinase

B Ahmad, CJ Serpell, IL Fong… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is now a widespread disorder, and its prevalence has become a critical concern
worldwide, due to its association with common co-morbidities like cancer, cardiovascular …

Metabolic control by AMPK in white adipose tissue

O Göransson, F Kopietz, MH Rider - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
White adipose tissue (WAT) plays an important role in the integration of whole-body
metabolism by storing fat and mobilizing triacylglycerol when needed. The released free …

[HTML][HTML] The many faces of calmodulin in cell proliferation, programmed cell death, autophagy, and cancer

MW Berchtold, A Villalobo - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Calmodulin (CaM) is a ubiquitous Ca 2+ receptor protein mediating a large number of
signaling processes in all eukaryotic cells. CaM plays a central role in regulating a myriad of …

Polyphenol stilbenes: molecular mechanisms of defence against oxidative stress and aging‐related diseases

M Reinisalo, A Kårlund, A Koskela… - Oxidative medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have highlighted the key roles of oxidative stress and inflammation in
aging‐related diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, age‐related macular degeneration …

The Ca2+/calmodulin/CaMKK2 axis: nature's metabolic CaMshaft

KL Marcelo, AR Means, B York - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Calcium (Ca 2+) is an essential ligand that binds its primary intracellular receptor calmodulin
(CaM) to trigger a variety of downstream processes and pathways. Central to the actions of …

A living model for obesity and aging research: Caenorhabditis elegans

P Shen, Y Yue, Y Park - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a free-living nematode that has been extensively
utilized as an animal model for research involving aging and neurodegenerative diseases …

Role of leptin and adiponectin in endometrial cancer

A Słabuszewska-Jóźwiak, A Lukaszuk… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract. Obesity is a
strong risk factor for endometrial cancer. Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that …

Role of the AMPK/SIRT1 pathway in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

P Anggreini, H Kuncoro… - Molecular medicine …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly prevalent ailment worldwide.
Moreover, de novo lipogenesis (DNL) is considered a critical factor in the development of …

Therapeutic potential of AMPK signaling targeting in lung cancer: advances, challenges and future prospects

M Ashrafizadeh, S Mirzaei, K Hushmandi… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of death worldwide with high mortality and morbidity. A
wide variety of risk factors are considered for LC development such as smoking, air pollution …