Autophagy in major human diseases

DJ Klionsky, G Petroni, RK Amaravadi… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Autophagy is a core molecular pathway for the preservation of cellular and organismal
homeostasis. Pharmacological and genetic interventions impairing autophagy responses …

Autophagy and neurodegeneration: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

FM Menzies, A Fleming, A Caricasole, CF Bento… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Autophagy is a conserved pathway that delivers cytoplasmic contents to the lysosome for
degradation. Here we consider its roles in neuronal health and disease. We review …

Selective autophagy as a potential therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disorders

A Scrivo, M Bourdenx, O Pampliega… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Cells rely on surveillance systems such as autophagy to handle protein alterations and
organelle damage. Dysfunctional autophagy, an evolutionarily conserved cellular …

Contact inhibition controls cell survival and proliferation via YAP/TAZ-autophagy axis

M Pavel, M Renna, SJ Park, FM Menzies… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Contact inhibition enables noncancerous cells to cease proliferation and growth when they
contact each other. This characteristic is lost when cells undergo malignant transformation …

A comprehensive review of autophagy and its various roles in infectious, non-infectious, and lifestyle diseases: current knowledge and prospects for disease …

R Khandia, M Dadar, A Munjal, K Dhama, K Karthik… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Autophagy (self-eating) is a conserved cellular degradation process that plays important
roles in maintaining homeostasis and preventing nutritional, metabolic, and infection …

Autophagy: a key regulator of homeostasis and disease: an overview of molecular mechanisms and modulators

L Gómez-Virgilio, MC Silva-Lucero, DS Flores-Morelos… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a highly conserved lysosomal degradation pathway active at basal levels in all
cells. However, under stress conditions, such as a lack of nutrients or trophic factors, it works …

Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: Role of autophagy and mitophagy focusing in microglia

M Eshraghi, A Adlimoghaddam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurological disorder, and currently, there is no
cure for it. Several pathologic alterations have been described in the brain of AD patients …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperactive neuronal autophagy depletes BDNF and impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis in a corticosterone-induced mouse model of depression

K Zhang, F Wang, M Zhai, M He, Y Hu, L Feng, Y Li… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Depression is a mental disorder that poses a serious threat to human health.
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) is closely associated with the efficacy of …

Autophagy in stem cells: repair, remodelling and metabolic reprogramming

P Boya, P Codogno, N Rodriguez-Muela - Development, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Autophagy is a catabolic pathway by which cellular components are delivered to the
lysosome for degradation and recycling. Autophagy serves as a crucial intracellular quality …

Degradation of the NOTCH intracellular domain by elevated autophagy in osteoblasts promotes osteoblast differentiation and alleviates osteoporosis

G Yoshida, T Kawabata, H Takamatsu, S Saita… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Maintenance of bone integrity is mediated by the balanced actions of osteoblasts and
osteoclasts. Because macroautophagy/autophagy regulates osteoblast mineralization …