Role of AMPK in autophagy

S Wang, H Li, M Yuan, H Fan, Z Cai - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a significant energy sensor
in the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis. Autophagy is a highly conserved …

Targeting autophagy in disease: established and new strategies

M Kocak, S Ezazi Erdi, G Jorba, I Maestro, J Farrés… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Macroautophagy/autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved pathway responsible for clearing
cytosolic aggregated proteins, damaged organelles or invading microorganisms …

Pathophysiological mechanisms leading to muscle loss in chronic kidney disease

XH Wang, WE Mitch, SR Price - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2022 - nature.com
Loss of muscle proteins is a deleterious consequence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that
causes a decrease in muscle strength and function, and can lead to a reduction in quality of …

mTORC2: The other mTOR in autophagy regulation

J Ballesteros‐Álvarez, JK Andersen - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) has gathered significant attention as a
ubiquitously expressed multimeric kinase with key implications for cell growth, proliferation …

Molecular regulation of autophagy machinery by mTOR‐dependent and‐independent pathways

MAA Al‐Bari, P Xu - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macroautophagy is a lysosomal degradative pathway or recycling process that maintains
cellular homeostasis. This autophagy involves a series of sequential processing events …

Autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases: a hunter for aggregates

H Park, JH Kang, S Lee - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cells have developed elaborate quality-control mechanisms for proteins and organelles to
maintain cellular homeostasis. Such quality-control mechanisms are maintained by …

Sex and age differences in AMPK phosphorylation, mitochondrial homeostasis, and inflammation in hearts from inflammatory cardiomyopathy patients

ML Barcena, G Tonini, N Haritonow, P Breiter… - Aging …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Linked to exacerbated inflammation, myocarditis is a cardiovascular disease, which may
lead to dilated cardiomyopathy. Although sex and age differences in the development of …

Cell energy metabolism and hyaluronan synthesis

I Caon, A Parnigoni, M Viola… - … of Histochemistry & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear glycosaminoglycan (GAG) of extracellular matrix (ECM)
synthesized by three hyaluronan synthases (HASes) at the plasma membrane using uridine …

Disaccharide trehalose in experimental therapies for neurodegenerative disorders: Molecular targets and translational potential

AB Pupyshev, TP Klyushnik, AA Akopyan… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Induction of autophagy is a prospective approach to the treatment of neurodegeneration. In
the recent decade, trehalose attracted special attention. It is an autophagy inducer with …

The role of autophagy in bone homeostasis

YF Guo, T Su, M Yang, C Li, Q Guo… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved intracellular process and is considered one of the
main catabolism pathways. In the process of autophagy, cells are digested nonselectively or …